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Antique Maps and Views of World and Celestial Maps
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 "Der Neuen West Begriff. Bestehend in 2 Haubt Theilen als Nord America und Sud America. Der Alte Welt Begriff bestehend in 3 Haubt Theilen als Africa, Europa, Asia". Orig., old coloured copper-engraving by G. Bodenehr (1664-1758), published in Augsburg ca. 1720. With engraved German titles. A map of the World in 2 hemispheres, each one in an egraved frame sized 15:13 cm (6 x 5 1/4 inch.).
Decorative miniature map of the World.
CZK 6000 / EUR 240 |
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| 02655 |
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 "Geographische Universal - Zeig und Schlag - Uhr". Copper-engraving by J. B. Homann, published ca. 1720. 49:58 cm.
Map of the Northern Hemisphere showing California as an Island. Inspired by the German clockmaker Zacharias Landteck.
CZK 21000 / EUR 825 |
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 "Mappa Mundi Plani-Sphaerica oder Carta Generalis Mundi". Orig. copper-engraving published by F. de la Croix, 1705. With engraved heading-title. 13:22 cm (5 1/4 x 8 3/4 inch.).
An original antique double-hemispherical world map - showing California as an island & an early representation of Antarctica - was published by A. P. de la Croix in his 1705 edition of Algemeene Weereld-Beschryving, nae de Rechte Verdeeling der Landschappen. An uncommon map showing the coastline of Australia beginning to take shape as Nova Hollandia, and New Guinea is shown with an attachment to a large, amorphous landmass. Antarctica is named, and a large Ter. de Iesso is named off of the northwest coast of North America.
CZK 4800 / EUR 192 |
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 "Mappe-monde sur un Plan Horisontal situe a 45. de latitude Sud. Hemisphere Occidental". Orig. copper-engraving from R. Bonne's "Atlas encyclopedique", Paris, 1787. Engraved by P. Andre. With 2 inset ancillary maps: "Sphere Oblique" and "Pour la Latitude". 23,5:35 cm (9 1/4 x 13 3/4 inch.).
A map of the Western Hemisphere and the South Pole ("Pole Antarticque").
CZK 3000 / EUR 120 |
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 "Mappemonde ou Carte Générale de l'Univers sur une Projection nouvelle d'une Sphére ovale pour mieux entendre les Distances entre l'Europe et Amerique avec le Tour du Monde du Lieut. Cook et tous les Découvertes novelles". Orig. copper-engraving by M. A. Lotter. Published in Augsburg, 1782. Original old colouring. With title at the bottom. 49:95 cm (19 1/4 x 37 1/2 inch.).
Large map of the World in oval according to the records from the Cook's travels. Including Australia and New Zeeland. - Handwritten notes from the early 19th century in lower left corner of the desk (not affecting the picture). - Printed from 2 plates.
CZK 40000 / EUR 1600 |
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 "Novus Planiglobii Terrestris per utrumque Polum conspectus". Orig. copper-engraving by J. Blaeu, published by G. Valk in Amsterdam, ca. 1695. Original old colouring, the decorations around the map later coloured. Map of the World in a Polar projection. With engraved title, depiction of the sun, the moon and the clouds at the top and "... At the bottom are two scenes: on the right Adam is happily seated in the Garden of Eden, and on the left a dismal post-lapserian Adam and Eve are in a wetter and rougher land". With ornamental carouche with 2 cherubs, coat-of-arms (not filled out) and Valk's adrress. 41:54 cm (16 1/4 x 21 1/4 inch.).
Shirley, The Mapping of the World, Nr. 459: "Underneath Valck's imprint the erased signature of J. Blaeu can just be discerned, indicating, that this plate was prepared in the last years of Joan Blaeu's life, in 1672-73. ... Blaeu intended this special map for the Spanish edition of the Atlas Maior which was never completed". - Oxidation of the green colour in the map, a crack in it expertly restored.
CZK 100000 / EUR 3900 |
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 "Oestliche Halb-Kugel". Copper-engraving by A. Amon according to D'Anville's map of the World. Published by F. A. Schraembl, 1786. Original outline colouring. 62,5:61 cm (24 1/2 x 24 inch.; diameter 61 cm/24 inch.).
Map of eastern hemisphere. The southern coast of Australia is uncharted (not shown on this map).
CZK 6000 / EUR 230 |
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 "Orbis Terrarum Nova et Accuratissima Tabula. Auctore Nicolao Visscher". N. J. Visscher's very decorative map of the world in two hemispheres. Orig. copper-engraving, published by J. Janssonius in Amsterdam, 1658. Orig. old colouring. With California as an island, decorative title-cartouche above, 2 inset charts of the North and the South Pole ("Polus Arcticus" and "Polus Antarcticus") and highly decorative border illustrations around the map (made by N. Berchem). 47:56 cm (18 1/2 x 22 inch.).
Shirley 406: "Nicolaas Visscher's new world map in two hemispheres can be regerded as the master forerunner of a number of highly decorative Dutch world maps produced throughout the remainder of the century". - Some cracks around the centerfold, in margins, some of them affecting the picture, and some in oxidated green colour in the map, all expertly restored. Map is underlaid with Japan paper.
CZK 100000 / EUR 3920 |
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 "Planiglobii Terrestris cum utroq. hemisphaerio caelesti generalis exhibitio". Copper-engraving by J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Original old colouring. With 2 astral charts in the centre. 48:54,5 cm.
Fine, rich ilustrated map of the world. - Centerfold split in lower part (ca. 10 cm) expertly repared.
CZK 36000 / EUR 1385 |
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 "Planiglobium Terrestre Minus". Copper-engraving after J. B. Homann's map of the World, published by C. Weigel in Nuremberg, ca. 1730. With two maps of the south and north pole in the centre. 28:35,5 cm (11 x 14 inch.).
Very decorative map of the World in 2 hemispheres. - Price includes the frame (53,5:59,5 cm; 21 x 23 1/2 inch.).
CZK 24000 / EUR 940 |
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