Italy • Corsica
Woodcut map of ancient Italy and Corsica from Fries’ rare 1535 edition of Ptolemy's Geographia
Lyon: TRECHSEL, Melchior & Gaspar, 1535
38.2 x 24.1 cm / 15.0 x 9.5 in
Description
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Condition
Very good.
Issued folding. Uncoloured. Light shine-through. Early, illegible annotation in manuscript (ink?) at centre bottom. Two minute spots in each, left and right centre. Faint crease at bottom right corner
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Southeastern Europe • Balkans
A scarce early map of the Balkans from one of the rarest atlases ever published
Antwerp: CONINX, Arnold, 1593
49.5 x 33.8 cm / 19.5 x 13.3 in
Description
This elegant, detailed 1593 map of Southeastern Europe is from the Speculum orbis terrae, the second edition of Gerard and Cornelis de Jode’s atlas first published in 1578 in Antwerp, then as Speculum orbis terrarum. It.....
Iberia
Very rare map of Iberia from the time of the War of the Spanish Succession
Amsterdam: ALLARD, Abraham, c. 1710
58.8 x 50.4 cm / 23.1 x 19.8 in
Description
This decorative map by Abraham Allard covers the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. It was issued during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), which was a major European conflict with global impact.
The.....
Istanbul, Turkey
Rare and attractive triple depiction of Istanbul by Seutter
Augsburg: SEUTTER, Matthäus, c. 1740
55.0 x 48.4 cm / 21.7 x 19.1 in
Description
This beautiful c. 1740 German copper print illustrates Istanbul on one sheet in three different ways – on a local combined map and city plan with partial bird’s-eye view, on a regional map, and through.....
Lisbon, Portugal
Scarce and attractive triple depiction of Lisbon by Bellin
Paris: Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine [?], 1756 (dated)
63.4 x 45.1 cm / 25.0 x 17.8 in
Description
This beautiful, large 1756 French copper print illustrates Lisbon on one sheet in three different ways – on a chart, through a panoramic view, and as a city.....