Decorative prints

JOAN BLAEU - (W. BARENTS)
"Nova Zemla Figura admerandi meteori"
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving enhanced in gold, 24x23,5cm, the full sheet with text 54,5x32,5 AMSTERDAM C. 1662
A most decorative view heightened in gold with accompanying text from the so-called Barents expedition. The print depicts the two Dutch ships with Jacob Van Heemskerk, Willem Barents and Jan Cornelisz Rijp crossing the 71st degree NL on the 4th June 1596. The text describes a sun phenomenon observed on the journey. The picture however shows one sun and one rainbow too many.
(Ref: Mingroot - Ermen "Scandinavia in old maps and prints" no. 10, , Lainema - Nurminen "UltimaThule - Arktiska Upptäcktsfärder" page 153, (Ref: Nasjonalbiblioteket "Kompassrosen Orientering mot nord" Oslo 2009, page 139 ill.)
#1674

PIERRE MORTIER
"Pavillon D' Italie & C"
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 49x53cm Amsterdam 1693
In the spring of 1693 Mortier published Sanson's "Le Neptune Francois" and a set of highly decorative sea flags accompanied some copies of the atlas. The engraver was the famous Dutch artist Romain de Hooghe. Depicted are the sea flags of The Pope of Rome, Monaco, Ragouse, Toscany, Savoye, Livorne, Genova, Modena and Jerusalem.
Excellent condition in fresh original colours.
"Old" Koeman volume III for Mortier
#1234

PIERRE MORTIER
"Autre Pavillons d' Espagne et des Venesiens & C"
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 49x53cm Amsterdam 1693
Here is shown Bourgogne, Vlaamsee, Flandern (2), Malta (2) and Venice (3).
Excellent condition in fresh original colours.
#1235

THE RARE COMPLETE SET OF MARITIME SEA-FLAG PRINTS IN GORGEOUS ORIGINAL COLOUR.
PIERRE MORTIER
1) Pavillons avec L'Explication des Coleurs. &cc. 2) Pavillons de France. &c 3) Pavillons D' Angleterre & c 4) Pavillons des Etats Generaux des Provinces Unies. &c..5) Pavillons des Colleges et Villes des Provinces Unies. &c..6) Pavillons d' Espagne. &c. 7) Autre Pavillons d' Espagne et des Venesiens. &c...8) Pavillons D' Espagne. & c. 9) Pavillons de Danemarque, Suede et Pologne 10) Pavillons de Brendebourg, Hambourg, Lubeek. Rostok &c 11) Pavillon du Grand Seign, de Moscovie, et de Coerland. 12) Pavillons de Diverse Nations.
12 contemporary hand-coloured engravings, each c. 49,5x52,5cm AMSTERDAM 1693
In the spring 1693 Mortier published Sanson's sea atlas "Le Neptune Francois" and a set of highly decorative sea flags accompanied some copies. The engraver was the famous Dutch artist Romain de Hooghe. Depicted are the most important sea nations in the world. The representative of Norway is the flag of Bergen which is shown together with the Danish, Swedish, and the Polish flags.
All sheets in excellent condition.
(Ref: "Old Koeman" vol III, M. Mor)
#1776

THE RARE COMPLETE SET OF SHIP PLATES FROM THE SAME WORK AS ABOVE.
PIERRE MORTIER
1) Vaisseau Royal d' Angleterre 2) Coupe dun Amiral de. 104. Pieces de Canon... 3) Vaisseau du troisiême rang a la Voille 4) Galiote a bombe 5) Bruslot a la Sonde 6) Flute Vaisseau de charge a al Voile 7)Polacre a la Voille 8) Coupe Dune Galere Avec Ses Proportions 9) la Galera Rele a la Sonde 10) Galera a la voille portant l' Estendart de chef d' Escadre 11) La Galeria Patronne, a la rame. 12) Galeasse a al voile 13) Galeasse a la rame 14) Solemnité du Bucentaure, qui se celebre a Venise... 15) Saique batiment dont les Tures... 16) Brigantin donnant chasse a une Feloque et prest alaborder..17) Barque allant vent arriere...18) Tartane de Pesche
18 contemporary hand-coloured engravings, each c. 43x52cm Engraved number 1 - 18 in lower right corner Parallel text in French and Dutch AMSTERDAM 1693
These extremely decorative marine prints are the companion pieces to the flags above. Complete sets are rarely offered and are among the most desirable antique marine prints.
In excellent condition.
#1777

CHATELAIN, HENRI ABRAHAM (1684-1743)
"Nouvelle Carte pour conduire à la Connoissance de la Marine et à demontrer la plus part des Instrumens"
Hand-coloured engraving, 50x58,5cm Amsterdam c. 1714
A most decorative and detailed marine print in excellent condition, the colouring heightened in old. There is a frigate ship in the center, this is drawn with a wealth of details. Explanatory text.
#922

HENRY A. CHATELAIN (1684 - 1743)
"Carte des Pavillons Accompagnie D' Observations pour en Faire Comprende Le Blazar et les Differentes Devises Aussy"
Hand-coloured engraving, 49,5x59cm Amsterdam c. 1714
Decorative view of marine flags from all over the world. Norway is represented by Bergen. There are also three key panels with descriptive text.
#1241

HENRY A. CHATELAIN (1684 - 1743)
"Nouvelle Carte pour conduire à la Connoissance de la Marine et à demontrer la plus part des Instrumens"
Hand-coloured engraving, 50x58,5cm AMSTERDAM C. 1714
A most decorative and detailed marine print in excellent condition and heightened in gold. There is a frigate ship in the centre, this is drawn with a wealth of details.
#1780

A RARE AND SPECTACULAR WHALING PRINT.
HOMANN, JOHANN B. (1663 - 1724)
"Abbildliche Geschichrinorum Iconographicate der See - Thiere…Balaenarum Walfische"
Hand-coloured engraving, 49,5x57cm Nuremberg c. 1730 - 40
Showing different whaling techniques, various species of whales and preparation of blubber. Ships are caught in icebergs and seen among polar bears. A numbered key indicates the various whaling methods.
Excellent.
Lainema and Nurminen "Ultima Thule" illustrated pages 136-137
#924

JOHANN B. HOMANN
"Flaggen Aller Seefahrenden Potenzen und Nationen der Gantzen Weldt"
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 49x58cm Nuremberg c. 1730
The decorative sheet with 139 sea flags of all nations. Norway is represented by the maritime flag of Bergen. The print is fully painted in three colours.
#1333

MATTHÄUS SEUTTER
"Ein Orlog - oder Grosses Kriegs-Schiff nach seiner Vornehmsten theilen...Ein Orlog - oder Kriegs-Schiff mit seinen Masten, Thouen, Seeglen und Flaggen ausgerüstet von aussen her anzusehen..." '
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 50x59cm AUGSBURG C. 1740
Two central main parts, 17 surrounding panels and explanatory description of text below.
Excellent.
#1783

S. BELLIN
"Tableau des Pavilons ou Bannieres Que la Pluspart des Nations Arborent a la Mer. Par le Sr Bellin Ingenieur de la Marine...de Marine de la Societe Royale de Londres & la 1756"
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 59x86,5cm PARIS 1756
This is a most unusual print and shows 164 sea flags of all nations.
In excellent condition.
#1786

TOBIAS CONRAD LOTTER
"Tabula Anemographica seu Pyxis Nautica, vulgo Compass. Charte"
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 49x59cm AUGSBURG C. 1760 - 70
Showing a wind-card (compass rose) in the center. The outer part of the print is surrounded by different wind-heads. This full-colour example is a highly decorative work of art.
#1784

ITALIAN ENGRAVER C. 1770 - 80
"Navigatio Piscatorum in glacie quaerentium Balaenam - Balaena ramis adigitur ad Navim - Navigatio super Glaciem"
Contemporary hand-coloured engravings, each c. 28x40cm ITALY 1770 - 80
A highly decorative set of whaling scenes from the Arctic Sea. This is a rare contemporary Italian pirate edition after Georg Probst in Augsburg who published four different views (see Kunstantikvariat PAMA, 2008, catalogue no. 128), and then next catalogue number.
Our set seems to have been printed on one sheet of paper before the prints were separated.
The side margins trimmed to the plate mark.
#1787

J. CHR. VON SCHREIBER (1739 - 1810)
"Plates of different whales from "Die Saugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen"
18 contemporary hand-coloured engravings, each c. 23x18cm NUREMBERG C. 1777 - 92
A charming set of whale prints including dolphins, walruses, and sea lions. They were compiled by Schreiber based on works by Ihle, Bock de Seve, Nussbiegel, Tyroff and Leitman.
#1791

JOSEPH ANGELI
"Representation de Toute Sorte de Batimens de Guerre."
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 47,5x67,5cm Probably Paris c.1780-90
A very rare, handsome and extremely decorative engraving depicting thirty two different war ships surrounding a stormy scene in the center. Ships shown range from 100 plus gun-ships of the line to a bomb ketch. Among the ships there are representatives from Sweden, Denmark and Russia and a U.S. 12 gun brig.
Below the picture there is a dedication to "Monsieur Vincent Cerrapico, ...resident à Livourne".
Some areas of paper fill in the margins only, otherwise in a very good condition.
#1345

ATTRIBUTED TO AN AMERICAN MAKER
Ship model of a whaler in the arctic sea
The vitrine is approximately 59x90cm, the ship c. 50x70cm Late 1800's
A ship model made of wood placed within a wooden vitrine, glass in front and mirrors on the two other sides and the back. The ship is placed on glass cubes and a silver like material to make an impression of ice.
In good condition with the original mirrors. The back wooden panel renewed and a couple of
the glass cubes are loose.
#946

SENN, JOHANNES (1780 - 1861)
"En til Staden Bergen fra Fogderiet Senjen i Nordlands Amt, indlöbende Jagt"
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 17,2x25,2cm COPENHAGEN 1812 - 15
A rare print and one of six additional plates from "Norske Nationale Klædedragter" mainly based on drawings by Johan F.L. Dreier.
#1795

UNKNOWN ARTIST FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
("Naval Battle scene between the English and Danish - Norwegian Fleet")
Pen and watercolour, 42,5x66cm Inscribed in lower margin "T. KONOW" C. 1830 - 50
This entry and next number could be regarded as companion pair. The names "T. Konow" and "Kohl" probably refer to naval officers active in the "Seven-years-war". "T. Konow" must be Thomas Konow (Bergen 1796 - Kristiania 1881). He is really one of the pioneers in the Norwegian Naval History. He started his career in the Danish-Norwegian navy already 12 years old! He was also elected as a representative to Eidsvoll in 1814 only 17 years old. In 1813 - 14 he was on the brigg "Lolland" and in 1816 in the independent Norwegian navy he was in Finnmark as a captain. He had later a longer military career.
#1793

UNKNOWN ARTIST FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
("Naval Battle scene between the English and Danish - Norwegian Fleet")
Pen and watercolour, 40x56cm Inscribed in lower margin "KOHL" C. 1830 - 50
A companion piece to above. This work is inscribed "Kohl".
#1794

BASSET - PARIS PUBLISHER
"Pavillons Et Cocardes Des Cinq Parties Du Monde"
Coloured lithograph, 48,5x64,5cm PARIS C. 1860
Decorative print comprises of 125 different flags and signal flags. The publisher's address in Paris is "Maison Basset, Rue De Seine, 33" as stated at the bottom of the print.
#1799

A DECORATIVE PLATE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
A. JOHNSON
"Johnson's New Chart of National Emblems"
Contemporary hand-coloured lithograph, 43x58,5cm NEW YORK 1863
The large sheet shows 104 flags in addition to two insets of "Signals For Pilots".
#1798

A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY DECORATIVE PUBLICATION, FIRST EDITION.
I. HÄGG
"Flaggkarta, Alla Nationers Örlogs- och Handelsflaggor. Internationela Signalerna. Svenska Bolags och Sägelsällskap Flaggor. .."
Contemporary coloured lithograph, folded out 51x64,7cm, the cover 20x13cm STOCKHOLM 1888
"Utgitt hos Looström & Komp:S i Stockholm förlag". Depicted are all the sea flags of the Nordic countries and from other parts of the world. In addition sections with signal flags and flags belonging to different shipping companies and illustrations of sailing boats. The original decorated cardboard cover is enclosed (the text incomplete).
The map is in excellent condition.
#1806

FREDR. SKOGLUNDS FÖRLAG
"Flaggbok"
The book with 6 plates of flags, 17,5x11,5cm Coloured lithographs. Original coloured boards C. 1880 STOCKHOLM
Printed in "Stock. Lith. Aktie Bolag"
#1807

A RARE AND SPECTACULAR WHALING PRINT.
JOHANN B. HOMANN
"Abbildliche Geschichrinorum Iconographicate der See - Thiere…Balaenarum Walfische"

Showing different whaling techniques, various species of whales and preparation of blubber. Ships are caught in icebergs and seen among polar bears. A numbered key indicates the various whaling methods.
Excellent.
(Ref: Lainema and Nurminen "Ultima Thule" illustrated pages 136-137)
#1781

A DELUXE- COPY OF THE DECORATIVE SHEET WITH 139 SEA FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS.
JOHANN B. HOMANN
"Flaggen Aller Seefahrenden Potenzen und Nationen der Gantzen Weldt"
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 49x58cm
The maritime flag of Bergen represents Norway. Lower right is a key guide to the colourist. There were different deliveries of the print depending how much a buyer wanted to pay for it. Our example is the "deluxe" with all flags exclusively coloured individually.
#1782