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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
South Gate of Antinoë – Architectural Engraving, Upper Egypt, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
South Gate of Antinoë – Architectural Engraving, Upper Egypt, c.1790
This finely detailed 18th-century copperplate engraving depicts the *Porte du Midi de la Ville d’Antinoë* (South...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of West Africa, focused on the Congo and Angola
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Regna Congo et Angola'. Decorative 17th Century English map of a portion of West Africa, focused on the Congo and Angola. The map is centered on the Zair...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$806 Sale Price
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England and London Government Map with Allegorical Vignettes, ca. 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
England and London Government Map with Allegorical Vignettes, ca. 1720
Description:
This highly decorative and information-rich copperplate engraving, titled "Nouvelle carte du Gouv...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Flying Lizard and Flying Squirrel – Antique Engraving, Poulo Condore, c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Flying Lizard and Flying Squirrel – Antique Engraving, Poulo Condore, c.1770
This fine 18th-century engraving presents two remarkable animals observed on the Con Dao Islands (histor...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Andalusia Spain – Hand-Coloured Tassin Engraving 1651
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Andalusia Spain – Hand-Coloured Tassin Engraving 1651
This fine hand-coloured engraved map shows the historic kingdom of Andalusia in southern Spain, created by Nicol...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Liège / Luik in Belgium by Braun & Hogenberg, 1575
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Leodium'. View of Liège / Luik, Belgium with surrounding hills and the city wall. With text explaining the origins of Liège, a cartouche expressing thanks to th...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$1,272 Sale Price
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Two round enamel plaques Nero and Caligula, in the manner of Jacques I Laudin
Located in Gorssel, GE
Two round enamel plaques with Roman emperor's portraits en profil of Nero and Caligula, from a series of twelve, in the manner of Jacques I Laudin.
France, 17th century.
Provenance...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Les Vieux Hotels De Paris, Decorations Exterieureset Interieures, 20 Portfolios
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
It is rare to find a set of twenty of these volumes, which were published between 1920 and 1930. Each volume contains a title page and varying amounts of text in French - up to 24 pa...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Early 17th Century Sculpture
Located in Copenhagen, K
Amazing Baroque sculpture of a woman wearing a crown in original paint. Her hands are missing. Colors are untouched, recently cleaned off from a thick dark coating, I have images fro...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Comodino, or Nightstand
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th Century Italian Rococo comodino, or nightstand, made of solid walnut. Two deep drawers with cast brass ring pulls. Raised on carved cabriole legs. Pine as a secondary wood. O...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Set of Early Edo Period Buddhist bronze Ritual Implements – Five-Pronged Vajra
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Set of Early Edo Period Buddhist bronze Ritual Implements – Five-Pronged Vajra and Bell
An elegant and well-preserved set of Buddhist ritual implements from the Momoyama -early Edo...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
1794 Map of Jamaica by Bryan Edwards – Parishes, Plantations, Settlements
Located in Langweer, NL
1794 Bryan Edwards Map of Jamaica – Parishes, Plantations, Settlements
This is an important antique map titled “A Map of the Island of Jamaica, Divided into Counties and Parishes,” created by Bryan Edwards in 1794. It was published in the second edition of his influential work *The History of the British West Indies*, which provided detailed insights into the geography, society, and economy of the Caribbean at the height of British colonial influence.
The map meticulously depicts Jamaica divided into its traditional counties and parishes, each shaded to aid visual differentiation. Major settlements are clearly labelled, including Kingston, Montego Bay, Spanish Town, and Falmouth. The island’s intricate network of rivers, mountains, and coastal features are rendered with careful hachure and stipple shading to indicate elevation and terrain. Edwards uses small circular symbols to denote the locations of numerous sugar plantations that formed the backbone of Jamaica’s economy during this period, each plantation representing not only agricultural wealth but also the grim history of enslaved African labour central to the island’s prosperity.
Further notations identify churches, barracks, forts, and ports, demonstrating the comprehensive utility of this map for historical research into colonial infrastructure. The map even marks Bryan...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Plan of Poulo Condore (Côn Sơn Island) – Antique French Engraving, ca.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Plan of Poulo Condore (Côn Sơn Island) – Antique French Engraving by Portier, c.1790
This antique French engraving, created by Portier around 1790, presents a detailed plan of Poulo...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Views of St. Denis and St. Paul, Île de Bourbon – Antique French Engraving, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Views of St. Denis and St. Paul, Île de Bourbon – Antique French Engraving by Portier, c.1790
This antique French engraving by Portier, produced around 1790, presents two coastal vi...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Cross of Caravaca 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Cross of caravaca XVII century.
Very beautiful cross of caravaca made in bronze. 17th Century. Measurements: 15x6 cm.
Good condition.
Category
Italian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
$265 Sale Price
20% Off
Plan of the Dutch Fort in Formosa – Antique French Jesuit Engraving, ca.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Plan of the Dutch Fort in Formosa – Antique French Jesuit Engraving by Portier, c.1790
This antique French engraving by Portier, produced around 1790, shows a detailed plan of the D...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Map of Formosa and Pescadores – French Jesuit Engraving by Portier, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Formosa and Pescadores – French Jesuit Engraving by Portier, c.1790
This antique French map, engraved by Portier around 1790, depicts the island of Formosa (modern Taiwan), t...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Map of Pescadores Islands (Pong-Hou) & Formosa – French Jesuit Engraving, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of the Pescadores Islands (Pong-Hou) and Formosa – French Jesuit Engraving by Portier, c.1790
This finely engraved French map, produced by Portier around 1790, depicts the Pesca...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Map of the Philippines and Palau Islands – Antique French Engraving, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of the Philippines and Palau Islands – Antique French Engraving, c.1790
This antique French maritime chart depicts the western Pacific region between the Philippines and the Pal...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Mission of the Moxos, Peru – Antique French Jesuit Map by Portier, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Mission of the Moxos, Peru – Antique French Jesuit Map by Portier, c.1790
This antique French map, engraved by Portier around 1790, depicts the “Mission des Moxes” in the Viceroyalt...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Western Gate of Antinoë, Egypt – Antique French Architectural Engraving, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Western Gate of Antinoë, Egypt – Antique French Architectural Engraving, c.1790
This antique French engraving depicts the “Porte du Couchant” (Western Gate) of the ancient city of A...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Map of the Volcano Islands of Santorini – Antique Engraving by Portier, ca.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of the Volcano Islands of Santorini – Antique French Engraving by Portier, c.1790
This antique French engraving presents a detailed view of the volcanic islands at the center of...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Poisson Cornu dit “Le Diable” – Antique French Engraving of a Horned Fish, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Poisson Cornu dit “Le Diable” – Antique French Engraving of a Horned Fish, c.1790
This striking antique engraving depicts a horned fish, identified in the French caption as “Poisson...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Enamel plaque depicting St. Peter receiving the key of Christ, Germany, 17th c.
Located in Gorssel, GE
Rectangular enamel plaque depicting St. Peter receiving the key of Christ, with The dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome in the background.
Germany, 17th century.
Dimensions: 13 ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Bird's Eye View of Scheveningen Near The Hague, the Netherlands, 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Afbeeldinge van Schevelinge in den Jaare 1729'.
Bird's eye view of Scheveningen near The Hague / Den Haag, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Beschr...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$1,281 Sale Price
20% Off
1616 Petrus Kaerius Map of Southern India and Ceylon – Narsinga et Ceylon
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1616 Petrus Kaerius Map of Southern India and Ceylon – Narsinga et Ceylon
This rare early 17th-century copper engraved map titled 'Narsinga et Ceylon' was created by Petrus K...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
17th Century Florentine Velvet and Silk Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An opulent fragment of 17th-century Florentine textile art, this piece showcases masterful craftsmanship in deep crimson cut velvet over a shimmering silk ground. The richly textured...
Category
European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk
Map of Kingdoms of Castile, León, Galicia, Asturias, Biscay and Navarre in Spain
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie Septentrionale de la Couronne de Castille (..)'. Decorative and highly detailed map of Northwestern Spain, including Gallicia...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$626 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18th Century Trebuchet, Money Changer's Balance, With Its Weights
Located in Bilzen, BE
Wooden trebuchet with its weights.
These kind of scales were used by money changers to weigh golden coins in those days to avoid fraud
18th Century
The box measures 18 cm X 8.7 cm ...
Category
German Industrial Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Gothic Lion XIV Century in Stone
Located in Madrid, ES
Gothic Lion XIV century in stone.
16th Century stone carved lion. He has a lot of wear from time but looks better in person than on the photos. Measures: ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Limestone
$901 Sale Price
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18th Century Antique Engraving of the Southern Hemisphere by G. de L'Isle
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hemisphere Meridional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Australes'. Hemispherical map of the southern hemisphere centered on ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Stunning Bird's-Eye View Plan of Hasselt by Blaeu in The Netherlands, 1649
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Hasselt.'
Bird's-eye view plan of Hasselt in The Netherlands. With key to locations and coats of arms. Text in Dutch on verso. This plan originates from the famous city Atlas: 'Toneel der Steeden' published by Joan Blaeu...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$1,091 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Original Handcoloured Map of the Former Province of Perche, France, ca.1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Perchensis Comitatus - La Perche compte'.
Old map of the former province of Perche, France. Until the French Revolution, Perche was bounded by four ancient te...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$683 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Aubusson Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This antique lumbar pillow is made from an 18th-century French Aubusson tapestry 16" X 8"
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
George III Mahogany Hanging Shelf
Located in Essex, MA
Four shelves over a fret carved gallery, sides with Chinese style open trellis work, scrolled volutes brackets top and bottom.
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
1786 A Dictionary of the English Language
By Samuel Johnson
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful edition of Johnson's dictionary, a striking copy of the first edition complete in one volume.
The first edition to be published in one volume, published by Harrison & Co...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
17th Century Spanish Talavera Pharmacy Jar in Blue Glazed Ceramic
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish Talavera pharmacy jar in blue glazed ceramic.
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Russian Carved Oak Figure of a Saint
Located in Stamford, CT
A very interesting Baroque period carved oak figure of a saint or prophet said to come from a demolished Russian Orthodox church. This compelling figure is ...
Category
Russian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Oak
Attack Plan of Douay Fortress, France, 1710 Siege – Brussels c.1720 Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Attack Plan of Douay Fortress, France, 1710 Siege – Brussels c.1720 Map
This engraved military map shows the detailed plan of attacks on the fortress city of Douay (Douai) in northe...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Rare Engraving of Mount Sinai with St. Catherine's Monastery and Bedouins, 1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare antique print titled ‘Bergh Sinai of Sint Catryn’.
This engraving shows Mount Sinai (also known as Mount Horeb) with St. Catherine's Monastery at the foot of the mountains a...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$654 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor by a Benedictine, c.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Byzondere Afbeelding der Landschappen, van de Apostelen bevaren en doorwandelt om het Evangelium J. C. te Prediken.' Map of the lands travelled by the Apostles to...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$284 Sale Price
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16th century Spanish Bronze Mortar with Letters M on the Sides
Located in Marbella, ES
16th century Spanish Bronze Mortar with Letters M on the Sides
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Old Map of Ancient Assyria Divided into Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylonia & Assyria
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, "Assyria vetus diuisa in Syriam, Messopotamiam, Babyloniam, et Assyriam", by Pierre Mortier, is a late 17th-century depiction of the historical Middle East.
Title: Ancie...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Regiment Des Dromedaires Camel Saddle
Located in New Orleans, LA
This fascinating piece of military history is a camel saddle created for and used by the Dromedary Regiment (Regiment des Dromedaires) during Napoleon’s Egyptian campaigns between 1798-1801. The term “dromedary” refers to the dromedary camel...
Category
French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver, Brass, Iron
Folding screen on canvas painted with rich floral and leafy decorations, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique folding partition, in modules, built on canvas painted with rich floral and leafy decorations, centered by shells, with six doors. Original from the 18th century, Origin Turi...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Canvas
1728 Map of Batavia Castle & City, Java – Van der Aa after 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
1728 Map of Batavia Castle & City, Java – Van der Aa after 1669
This is an original antique copperplate engraving titled “Plan de la Ville et du Château de Batavia en l’Isle de Iava...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Saint Paul, Carved and Polychromed Wood. Spanish School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish school of the sixteenth century. "Saint Paul". Carved and polychrome wood.
Devotional image of a round piece carved in wood, polychrome and gilded, representing the Apostle ...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Other
2 Large 17th century forged iron keys
Located in Bilzen, BE
2 Forged iron keys from the 17th century
Uncleaned condition, old patina
Length 13 and 15.5 cm, width 3.8 and 4 cm
Category
Industrial Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
$474 / set
Beautiful 17th Century Map of Paris and Isle de France by Templeux, c.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Isle de France by D. de Templeux, ca. 1650, Hand-Colored and Decorative
This richly detailed antique map titled *Le Gouvernement de L'Isle de France* was engraved by Daniel d...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
A Fine and Rare English Silver Mounted ‘Hanger’
Located in London, GB
Indistinct silver hallmarks for 1691
Silver, gilt, steel, agate
England
Late 17th century
Size: 58cm long - 22¾ ins long
Provenance:
Ex Private English collection, Mrs How, ren...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Agate, Silver, Steel
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...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$1,376 Sale Price
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17th Century Blaeu Map – Ottoman Balkans: Walachia, Bulgaria, Romania, ca. 1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania, circa 1640
This is an original antique map titled “Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania,” published by Joan Blaeu in Amsterdam betwe...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Rare 1690 Map of England by Nicolaes Visscher II – Heptarchy Depicted
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of England 1690 by Nicolaes Visscher II – Heptarchy and Counties Shown
Antique 1690 map of England by Nicolaes Visscher II, showing the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy and detailed county...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Small Cabinet or Nightstand, End of 18th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This small chest of drawers or nightstand dates back to around 1790-1800. It comes from Germany. The small chest of drawers stands on four slender pointed legs. It has two drawers an...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$436 Sale Price
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Compendio Historico De Los Arcabuceros De Madrid, Soler, Isidro, Madrid, 1795
By Isidro Soler
Located in Madrid, ES
Historical summary of the arcabuceros of Madrid ... Soler, Isidro (fl. circa 1795), Madrid, 1795. Original, leather binding. 86 pages perfect state of conservation.
"Historical Comp...
Category
Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Other
Antique Map of the Strait of Malacca, Malay Peninsula & Dutch Indies, c.1670
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Indiae Orientalis, nec non Insularum Adiacentium Nova Descriptio.'
Map of Southeast Asia. The map centers on the Strait of Malacca and Malay Peninsula. It ext...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$2,230 Sale Price
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Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oval gold snuff box is inscribed with a crest of ‘a stag trippant’ within mantling of upright ostrich plumes tied with a bow, all below a ducal coronet and above a cypher of the entwined initials ‘B.A.B.’ for Anne of Buccleuch. English, circa 1670.
Provenance: Anne, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651-1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family’s titles. She was married, at 12 years old, to James, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, then 14. Following the king’s death in February 1685, James spearheaded an anti-Catholic revolt to depose the new king, James II, and claim the throne from his uncle. The brief Monmouth Rebellion ended in defeat and James, by then Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was executed for treason. The Duchess had six children by Monmouth, and a further three by her second husband, Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, whom she married in 1688. She died in 1732 and was succeeded by her grandson, Francis, Earl of Dalkeith.
The style of chasing used on this box is very reminiscent of a signed piece in the Gilbert...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Agate, Gold
1726 Map of Bengal by Van der Aa after Valentijn – Dutch East Indies
Located in Langweer, NL
1726 Map of Bengal by Van der Aa after Valentijn – Dutch East Indies
This is an original antique map titled “Nieuwe Kaart van ’t Koninryk van Bengale,” published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1726. The map depicts the Kingdom of Bengal and surrounding regions, based on earlier work by François Valentijn, a Dutch East India Company (VOC) official and historian whose extensive writings on Asia were among the most important early European sources.
The engraving covers the Bengal region (modern-day Bangladesh and West Bengal, India), showing detailed river systems including the Ganges and its distributaries flowing into the Gulf of Bengal. Major towns, cities, and kingdoms are labelled in Dutch, such as Orixa (Orissa), Arracan, Tipera (Tripura), and Cos Assam (Assam). Mountain ranges are represented pictorially with stylised hachured peaks, while fertile plains are indicated with field patterns, adding visual texture to the map.
In the upper right is an elegant title cartouche with dedication to VOC officials, referencing Mathijs van den Broecke, a director in Bengal, and Johannes Lennep. A compass rose is positioned at the bottom, enhancing its decorative maritime appeal, with north oriented to the right as typical for Dutch maps of Asian regions in this period.
Pieter van der Aa (1659–1733) was a prolific publisher known for compiling maps from earlier explorers and engravers into elegant and collectible volumes. His works remain valued for their historical significance, decorative artistry, and connection to VOC trade networks and colonial history.
Condition:
Good condition. Strong impression with later hand colouring. Light age toning, faint foxing mainly in margins, and some creasing along original fold lines as issued. Fully suitable for framing.
Framing tips:
Frame this map in a slim gilt or dark wood frame to highlight its decorative hand colouring. Use an off-white archival mat to accentuate the engraving and protect the edges. UV-protective glazing is recommended to maintain colour vibrancy and paper integrity.
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
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