Antique Print of the City and Fortress of Kachao in Guinea Bissau, Africa, 1747

Antique print titled 'Vue de Rufisco - Gezigt van Rufisco'. View of Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal. This print originates from 'Historische beschryving der reizen, of Nieuwe en volkoome ve...

Antique print titled 'Vüe Sud des Forts Anglois et Hollandois de Commendo., tirée de Smith. 1. Fort Anglois. 2. Fort de Uredenbourgh'. Copper engraving of the Dutch and English fortr...

Antique print titled 'Vue de l'Ile et du Fort de Bense, tirée de Smith - Gezigt van 't Eiland en 't Fort Bense, uit Smith'. This print depicts Bunce Island, an island in the Sierra L...

Antique print titled 'Vue de la Côte depuis Mina jusquáu Maure - Gezigt van de Kust, van Del-Mina tot Moure'. View of the coast from Elmina to Moree. This print originates from 'Hist...

Afther a gouache by J Vingboons 1660s Beautiful Lithograph from 1910/20 Nieuw Amsterdam ofte nue nieuw Lorx opt Teyland Man . Very nice fresh colors . Comes with a old label on the...

Etching on paper realized in 1748. Very good condition except for some minor foxing. Includes a wooden frame cm. 27.5x41.5

Wonderful image of Cairo Fine copper-plate engraving Published by Sherwood & Co. Dated 1809 Unframed. Free shipping

An original antique engraving entitled "Joppe; in ’t Hebreeusch by ouds Japho; hedendaags Japha, of Jaffa; volgens d’aftekening gedaan 1668", by Nicholas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600 - 1667). This is a view of the city of Joppe (in Hebrew Japho), now called Japha or Jaffa, the harbor portion of modern day Tel Aviv, Israel as it appeared in 1668 . It depicts a very busy harbor with numerous boats. A large ship on the left appears to be firing its canons and a small ship on the right appears to be sitting very low in the water, either heavily loaded with cargo or sinking. The town is seen on the far shore with a fortress on a hill across in the background. The map is printed from the original Sanson copperplate and was published in 1709 by his descendants. The map is presented in an ornate brown wood frame embellished by gold-colored leaves and gold inner trim with a double mat; the outer mat is cream-colored and the inner mat is black. There is a central vertical fold, as issued. There are two small spots in the lower margin and one in the upper margin, as well as two tiny spots adjacent to the central fold. 1717 is written below the date 1668 in the inscription. The map is otherwise in very good condition. Another map of the "Holy Land" (by Claes Visscher in 1663), with an identical style frame and mat is available. This pair of maps would make a wonderful display grouping. Please see Reference #LU117324709892. Artist: Nicholas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600 - 1667) and his descendents were important French cartographer's active through the 17th century. Sanson started his career as a historian and initially utilized cartography to illustrate his historical treatises. His maps came to the attention of Cardinal Richelieu and then King Louis XIII of France, who became a supporter and sponsor. He subsequently appointed Sanson 'Geographe Ordinaire du Roi' the official map maker to the king. Sanson not only created maps for the king, but advised him on geographical issues and curated his map collection...