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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...

Antique print titled 'Ruin de Kew vuë par le Nord'. Copper engraving of a ruin of the Kew gardens. This print originates from 'Jardins Anglo-Chinois à la Mode' by Georg Louis le Rouge. Artists and Engravers: The work of Le Rouge is considered the most important engraved work concerning the history of European gardens during the 18th century. Kew Gardens is a botanic garden in southwest London that houses the "largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world". Founded in 1840, from the exotic garden at Kew Park, its living collections includes some of the 27,000 taxa curated by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, while the herbarium, one of the largest in the world, has over 8.5 million preserved plant...

Antique print titled 'De Bay ende Stadt Dabul'. Bird's eye view of Dabhol as seen from the sea. The city is situated on the Vashishti river, north of Goa in India, on the Malabar...

Antique map titled 'Fluviorum in Europa principis Danubii cum adiacentibus Regnis.' Detailed map of Greece, the Balkans and contiguous parts of the Adriatic and Aegean Seas. The ma...

Antique map titled 'Tabulae dominii Groeningae quae et complecitur maximam partem Drentiae Emendata'. Old map of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. With an inset map of ...

Antique map titled 'Carte Reduite de l'Isle de la Martinique Dressee au Depost des Cartes Plans et Journaux de la Marine.' Superb, large scale chart of th...

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...

Description: Antique map titled 'Plan de la Ville et Forteresse de Malaca'. Detailed plan of the city and fort of Malacca on the southern Malay Peninsula, commanding the strategic st...

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...

Description: Antique map titled 'De Werelt Caart'. First state (out of three) antique double hemisphere world map from a Dutch bible by Cornelis D...

Antique print titled 'Deposito di Papa Paolo III Eretto nella Basilica Vaticana'. Old print of the monument to Pope Paul III by Giacomo della Porta, locate...

Antique map titled 'Drawn from d'Anvilles Map of the Coast of Guinea, Between Sierra Leone and the crossing of the Line.' Map of the African coast, Gulf of Guinea, from Sierra Le...

Description: Antique map titled 'Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Russiae vulgo Muscoviae Tabula'. Antique map of Western Russia and Ukraine, published by Justus Danckerts. The ma...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Côte Occidentale de l'Isle Sumatra'. Sea chart of the part of the south-western coast of Sumatra with the Nassau (Nias) and Fortune isles. Artists ...

Antique print London titled 'Londres, capitale de l'Angleterre'. Antique print of London with St. Paul's Cathedral (before the fire) in the...

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 Reini...

Antique map titled 'Fiandra Parte Occidentale (..)'. Depicts northern part of Flanders, from North Sea, extends through the northern region of France to the cities of Douai and V...

Antique engraved map of Greece. Title: "GRÆCIÆ ANTIQUÆ Tabula Nova". Year: c. 1730. Coloured engraved map by G. Delisle of Greece and Part of the Aegean. Condition is good. Sm...

Antique print titled 'Bezitneming van St. Jan te Lateranen, met de Plegtelykste Cavalcade'. Procession of horsemen and cardinals during the entrance of a new pope in the Saint John...

This original antique print shows the Hindu god Vishnu incarnated as Krishna. Dutch text on verso. From: 'Naauwkeurige Beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromande...

Antique portrait titled 'Willem de I. Prins van Oranje enz. enz. enz'. Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange. William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau ...

Antique map, titled: 'De Schepping der Wereldt volgens de Beschryving van Mozes.' Two separate maps on one sheet showing the creation of the world according to Moses. The upper dep...

Antique print, titled: 'Apollo Pytonem iaculans in Hortis Vaticanis.' Statue of Apollo with Python. Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and mythology. From the 1660 Dutch edition of 'Icones et Segmenta Nobil. Signorum et Statuarum quae Romae extant' by Francois Perrier...

Antique print titled 'Vue d'un temple Chinois : Le grand Kia-cheu de la Chine, ou Temple des Aïeux, préparé pour le Sacrifice solemnel, que les Chinois célébrent pour leurs Ancêtres'. Vue d'optique of a Chinese temple prepared for annual sacrifice held in honour of deceased ancestors, whose portraits are displayed around the temple. This is an optical print...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Mer Mediterranee en Douze Feuilles'. First map out of twelve fine engraved double-page and folding maps that join to create a large wall map...

Antique print titled 'Het Eyland Neira, en het Casteel Nassau mitsgaders Belgica'. Beautiful view of Banda Neira with Fort Nassau, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Oud en Nie...

Antique map titled 'Clivia Ducatus et Ravestein Dominium.' Map of the Duchy Clivia and Ravestein, part of Brabant in The Nethe...

Antique map France titled 'Etat du Domaine à la fin du Ministère du Cardinal de Richelieu (..)'. Beautiful old map of France. This map originates fr...

Antique print, titled: 'Gezicht van het eiland en de haven van Pathmos (…).' This plate shows a view of the city and harbour of Pathmos, Patmos or Patimo in Greece. This plate or...

Antique print titled 'Idumea, of thet Land der Philistynen'. Old map of Edom, an ancient kingdom in Transjordan located between Moab to the northeast, the Arabah to the west and the ...

Antique print titled 'Pont de Painshill á M. Hamilton (..)'. Copper engraving of the bridge of Painshill and Windsor Park. This print originates from 'Jardins Anglo-Chinois à la ...

Antique map titled ‘Carte particuliere de l'Isle d'Amboine - Byzondere kaart van het eyland Amboina’. Antique map of the island of Ambon, Indonesia. This map originates from 'Histori...

Antique map titled 'Tran-siselana'. Splendid detailed and decorative map of the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands by Vincenzo Coronelli. An elaborate title cartouche garlande...

Antique map titled 'Hémisphère Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement les Terres Arctiques (..)'. Map of the Northern Hemisphere, originall...

Antique print titled 'Abbildung der See-Schlacht, darinnen die Englisch und Hollandischen Siegreich gegen die Französische Flotta gestochen haben 1692'. Old print depicting the Action at La Hogue, 1692. The Action at La Hogue occurred during the pursuit by the English of the French fleet after the Battle of Barfleur on 19 May Old Style (29 May (New Style)), 1692, during the Nine Years' War. The pursuing English fleet, under the command of Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell...

Description: Antique map titled 'A New Chart of the Coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France or Canada, with the islands of Newfoundland, Capte Breton, St John's (..)'. Map stre...

Antique map titled 'Tabula Geographica Campaniae (..).' Detailed map of the Champagne region in France by J. B. Homann, covering the region Champagne-Ardenne with Reims, Troyes a...

Antique map titled 'A Chart of a part of the Coast of Cochinchina' and 'Plan of Pulo Condor'. Two maps on one sheet. The upper map shows part of the coast of Cochinchina from Cha...

Antique map titled 'Italia Benedictina Delineata A.P.R.C.P.W.' Unusual Benedictine map of Italy, showing the various states of the church, with an elaborate cartouche. Part of a seri...

Antique map titled 'Berga Sti Winoci.' - Bird's-eye view plan of Sint-Winoksbergen in France, 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...

Description: Antique map titled 'De wareld in een ronde gedaante van de Noord Pool te zien - De Wareld verbeeld in de gedaante van een hard'. This interesting composition contains three world maps on the sheet. At left is a northern projection showing all the landmasses. At right is a cordiform projection (heart-shaped). At top is a map of the world as known to the ancients. Both the polar and cordiform projections show California as an island...

Antique map titled: Byzondere afbeelding der landschappen, van de Apostelen bevaren en doorwandelt, om het Evangelium J.C. te prediken. Scarce map of the Mediterranean and contigu...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Partie Septentrionale de l'Archipel de la Louisiade'. Uncommon map showing the area around the Louisiade Archipelago, named for Louis XV by Louis ...

Antique print, titled: 'Tabula Comitatus Frisiae …' Map of Friesland with the island Terschelling, Vlieland, Ameland en Schiermonnikoog. With a cartouche and a compass rose. Publ...

Antique print, titled: 'Puzza ou la Cybele des Chinois (…)' - This plates hows Puzza, Sibyl of China and Puzza sitting on a Lotus flower. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists...

Antique map titled 'Partie de la Nouvelle Grande Carte des Indes Orientales, contenant les Isles de Borneo, Iava, Celebes, Mindanao (..)'. Detailed map of the Indonesian islands ...

Denmark. Schenk (Petrus), Dania Regnum Ducatus Holsatia. et Slesvicum Insulae Danicae et Provinciae Jutia Scania etc. Amsterdam, 1706, engraved reticulated map on thick paper with co...

Antique map titled 'Franekera'. Old map of the city of Franeker, Friesland. Also shows two cartouches, coats of arms and legend. This map originates from a Latin edition of the town ...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Navigation de Batavia a Amboina'. Rare chart of Indonesia including Borneo, Java, Celebes, Ceram and more. This map originates from 'Voyage par le Cap...

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...

Title: Antique print titled 'Elevation of the R. Hoble Earl of Chesterfields House (..)'. Old engraving of Chesterfield House, Westminster. It was a ...

Antique map titled 'Archiducatus Austriae inferioris (..).' Decorative map of Austria, centered on the course of the Danube River and Vienna. Shows the region from Enss and Steyr to ...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la coste Orientale d'Afrique - Kaart van de Oostkust van Afrika'. Original antique map of the east coast of Africa. Reaches from Cape of Good Hope an...

Antique map Switzerland titled 'Territorium Reipublicae liberae Helveticae Scaphusiensis (..)'. Regional map of Switzerland. Artists and En...

Antique map titled 'Isole dell' Indie, diuise in Filippine, Molucche e della Sonda'. Old map of the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Northern Australia and contiguous i...

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...

Antique map titled 'Comitatus Zelandiae Tabula emendata a Frederico De Wit'. Decorative sea chart of Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands. Although the title reads F. de Wit, thi...

Antique print titled 'De Nieuwe Koornbeurs, in 1786'. Original antique print of the 'Korenbeurs' in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Korenbeurs ("grain bourse") was a 17th-century commodity market in Amsterdam where grain was traded. The building stood on the banks of the Amstel, on the western side (Nieuwezijde) of the Damrak. It was directly south of the Oude Brug bridge, on a spot now occupied by the former stock and commodity exchange Beurs van Berlage...