Maps/Views

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM
"Carpetaniae" + "Guipuscoae" + "Cadiz"
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 39 x 49 cm. ANTWERPEN 1548
Three maps on one sheet.
First year of publication.
Ref: Van den Broecke 31a, b and c.
#358

[BRAUN, G. & F. HOGENBERG]
"Candia" + "La Cita De Corphu"
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 37,5x49cm KÖLN (1575), but c. 1590
Two views (Crete and Corfu) printed on one sheet. Published in part II of "Civitates". A fine copy with fresh colours. From a French text edition.
#102

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM
"Graecia, Sophiani"
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 35x50cm ANTWERPEN 1579
A decorative example of the map showing the ancient Greece, first year of publication. Cartographically based on a work by Nikolaus Sophianos (c. 1500 - 52).
Some wormeholes in lower margin.
#105

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM
"Pannonia et Illyrica Veteris Tabula"
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 36 x 46 cm. ANTWERPEN (1590), but 1603 or 1612.
Nice map of Kroatia etc.
Based on a map by Gastaldi.
(Ref: Van den Broecke 203)
#360

GOOS, PIETER (1616 - 75)
"Pascaart van Europa, Als mede een gedeelt vande cust van Africa."
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 43x52cm AMSTERDAM 1665 - 66
A MOST DECORATIVE CHART OF EUROPE, EXAMPLE HEIGHTENED IN GOLD.
Goos is one of several Dutch sea chart publishers in Holland mid-1600 with an extensive production of charts and sea-atlases. The Goos maps were decorated with large descriptive cartouches and illustrated with ships, compass cards etc. Occasionally the maps were sumptuously coloured and printed on thick paper heightened in gold. These copies were ordered by clients who wanted something extraordinary. This map and the next two are among those. An age tone, else excellent.
(Ref: R. V. Tooley "Map Collectors' Circle - Printed Charts of Scandinavia" no. 293)
#726

VAN KEULEN, JOHANNES
"Paskaarte vande kuste van Holland en Vriesland. Groeningen, Emder en Keydingerland, Holstyn, Ditmarschen en't Eyersted... & paskaartie van de Rievier de Elve..."
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 51x118cm. AMSTERDAM c. 1680
Printed from two plates, originally joined.
Very decorative map of western Holland.
#377

HOMANN, JOHANN B.
"Insula Creta hodia Candia"
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 49,5x59cm. NÜRNBERG c. 1720
Two whorm holes in the centrefold, otherwiese fine.
#378

HOMANN, JOHANN B. (1663 - 1724)
"Prospect und Grundris der Keiserl. Freyen Reichs und Anse-Stadt Hamburg samt ihrer Gegend"
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 49x57cm NÜRNBERG c. 1730
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE, FULLY COLOURED, OF THE BEAUTIFUL TOWN VIEW AND MAP OF HAMBURG.
#113

HOMANN, JOHANN B.
"Prospect, Grundris und Gegend der Polnischen vesten Reichs und Handels-Stadt Dantzig und ihrem Werder"
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 50x57cm NÜRNBERG c. 1730
A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF GDANSK, A FULLY COLOURED EXAMPLE.
Lower centrefold slightly water-stained and with a closed split. One short marginal tear. A fine copy in a strong impression and fresh colours.
#114

HOMANN, JOHANN B.
"Venetia - Venedig die Mächtig u. Prächtigst Florisant u Reicheste Haupt Stadt der Durchleuchte Republick gleiches Nahmens..."
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 50,5x58cm. NUREMBERG c. 1730
A FAMOUS AND MOST BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF VENICE.
Below the map are two large views of Piazza de San Marco.
Excellent condition and fresh original colours.
#731

CLOUET, JEAN BAPTISTE LOUIS (born 1730)
"Carte D'Europe Divisée En ses Empires et Royaumes...1776"
Handcoloured engraving on four sheets originally joined and with extra borders.Total dimension 96x124cm. Laid down on paper. PARIS c. 1776
A MOST DECORATIVE WALL MAP OF EUROPE.
A rare map published by Luois-Joseph Mondhare. Probably intended to be the continent map of Europe as a part of a set "World and the four continents", but it is not listed by Tooley in his dictionary. The title in French and Spanish and with 20 vignettes depicting historical scenes and histories from the Bible. A map inset of Sibiria and Nowaja Zemijla and two large decorative cartouches. J.B. Clouet was a member and a Royal Geographer of the Académie des sciences of Rouen.
As usual with these large maps, there are some restorations, defective spots and restored tears, but it is in a general good condition.
#737

NOLIN, JEAN BAPTISTE (1657 - 1725) AND PUBLISHED BY CREPY
"L' Europe Dressé...1776"
Contemporary handcoloured engraving of four sheets originally joined and with the attached borders, total dimenson 124x138cm. Original condition, has never been backed on linen or paper. PARIS c. 1776
A RARE SEPARATELY PUBLISHED MAP AND ONE OF THE FINEST LARGE-SCALE EUROPE MAPS TO BE PRODUCED, PRESERVED IN A SENSATIONAL GOOD, ORIGINAL CONDITION.
This impressive map was published as a part of the set with World and the four continents. The separately printed panels around the map consisting of thirty vignettes showing important history scenes from the principal European countries and from the history of Rome, lower border has two panels of text. The seas are decorated with many ships and marine details. Within the large title cartouche a dedication to Louis XVI.
The plate was first engraved in 1700 by the painter Bocquet following the design work by Nolin and the map was issued by different publishers through the 18th Century. Our example is issued by the Parisian publisher Crepy. After c. 1708 all continent maps were redrawn in greater detail and the dedication was changed from M.de la Hyre to Abbè Bignon. This map with the complete borders must be regarded as a masterpiece work of art and is a wonderful example of the French artistic skills of the period. The decorations combine elements of the baroque and rococo. Wall maps are in general the rarest and the most desirable among all antique maps, but they most frequently suffer from serious condition problems. Our example has never been backed on support paper or linen and appears as original as almost possible including wide margins. Only a few mended, hardly visible marginal tears and some light creasing. Some strengthening of the folds on the back. Nice, old colour.
#729