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392 Hemisphaerium Orbis Antiqui, cum Zonis, Circulis, et Situ Polulorum Diverso Eastern Hemisphere Andreas Cellarius 1661 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.4 x 16.5 inches) A superbly engraved and embellished chart shows the Eastern Hemisphere with the climatic zones, ranging from Frigida Borealis to Torrida, with planetary details superimposed. The bold engraving carries a nice simplicity that includes countries and some key cities. Australia (Nova Hollandia) is not fully mapped with no coastline on the south and east and a land bridge reaching up to connect to Ne...

393 Nieuwe Kaart van het Oostelykste Deel der Weereld diendende tot aanwyzing van de Scheepstogten der Nederlanderen naar Oostindie Eastern Hemisphere Isaac Tirion 1755 B+   $130.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.4 x 12.5 inches) This finely engraved map of the Eastern Hemisphere provides an excellent view of the still evolving cartography of the Far East. The depiction of East Asia includes an extended landmass beyond the Kamchatka Peninsula, as well as the outdated ideas of Kompagnies Land and Land Jeso. The islands of the Philippines and Indonesia are not well shaped, and Australia is a very odd shape th...

394 Europa recens descripta Europe Willem Blaeu 1631 B+   $5,000.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21.8 x 16.3 inches) This classic map of Europe is done in the carte-de-figures style with vignettes on three sides. The upper frieze has nine birds-eye-views of Amsterdam, Prague, Constantinople, Venice, Rome, Paris, London, Toledo and Lisbon. The side borders contain the costumes of the noblemen and women of ten European nations. The map is embellished with sailing ships, sea monsters, bears and Neptune riding a ...

395 Europam sive Celticam Veterem. Sic Describere Conabar Abrahamus Ortelius Europe Everard Symonsz Hamersveldt 1640 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.5 x 14 inches) This is an uncommon variant of the map Jansson issued in his historical atlas. It is based on Ortelius' map of the same title, and credits him in the title cartouche. It covers Celtic Europe and is fully engraved with forests, mountains and rivers, and there are several ancient tribal and place names. The map bears the same engraver's imprint, the cartographic content remains unchanged, but the...

396 A New Map of Europe from the Latest Observations Europe John Senex 1721 B+   $300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.3 x 19.2 inches) Handsome and uncommon map of Europe showing the political divisions with good topography. The title cartouche pays tribute to the Roman influence in Europe with the earth goddess Cybele reclining atop the monument, which is flanked by Neptune and a Roman warrior. Below the cartouche a group of putti are engaged in artistic and scientific pursuits. The cartouche is dedicated to Samuel Molyneux, ...

397 To her Most Sacred Majesty Carolina Queen of Great Britain, France & Ireland' This Map of Europe' is Most Humbly Dedicated ' Europe Herman Moll 1730 B   $450.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 37.7 x 23.2 inches) Large-scale maps such as this map of Europe were very popular at the beginning of the 18th century, and Herman Moll's large maps were among the best English produced maps of the period. It shows the current political divisions and is filled with detail. It includes an inset showing the canal built by Peter the Great to connect the Volga and the Don, thus connecting the Caspian and Black Seas. O...

398 [4 Sheets] Carte Encyprotype de l'Europe Europe Adrien Hubert Brue 1816 B+   $350.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 29.5 x 22.8 inches) These sheets show Europe in enormous detail. They are meant to be joined into a stunning map that would together measure 59" x 43.5". The upper left sheet has the title in decorative lettering with fancy flourishes. The map carries a remarkable amount of information on a scale of 60 miles per inch. Each map is on a full sheet measuring 39" x 26.5". A rarely encountered set of matching elephant...

399 Britannia prout divisa suit temporibus Anglo-Saxonum praesertim durante illorum Heptarchia Britain Jan Jansson 1646 B+   $1,900.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.7 x 16.5 inches) Magnificent map of Anglo-Saxon Britain flanked by elaborate vignettes depicting kings and scenes from Saxon history. Jansson modeled the map directly after Blaeu's map of the same title. Jansson's version can be distinguished by an additional herald in Ireland and rhumb lines radiating from the compass roses. The left border contains portraits of the earliest kings, while the right one depicts ...

400 Les Isles Britanniques qui contiennent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, Escosse, et Irlande' Britain Alexis-Hubert Jaillot 1696 B   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23.4 x 18.7 inches) Second edition of this decorative folio map of the British Isles that was dedicated to the Duke of Burgundy. The first edition was probably published the year before and does not carry a date at the bottom of the cartouche. Shirley states this map is "a more distinguished and firmer engraving" than the Paris edition of Cordier. He further notes the more accurate westward extension to Connaught i...

401 [Lot of 2] Gros Britanni Oder Engelland Schottland und Irrland [and] Gross-Britannien Bestehende in Drey Konigreiche Irland Scotland und Engelland Britain 1704-30 B+   $300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) 1) Gros Britanni Oder Engelland Schottland und Irrland, by Johann Georg Schreiber, from Atlas Selectuscirca 1730, original color, (9.2 x 6.3"). Finely engraved German-produced map with a large cartouche featuring the Hanoverian coat of arms. The Orkney Islands are included in a small inset. 2) Gross-Britannien Bestehende in Drey Konigreiche Irland Scotland und Enge...

402 Paskaart van't Canaal Engelandt Schotlandt en Yrland' Britain Johannes van Keulen 1708 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.8 x 20 inches) This is the second of Johannes van Keulen's sea charts of the British Isles, which was designed for Zee-Fakkel. Oriented by two compass roses with north on the left, the map provides a detailed picture of the coastlines of the English Channel and Britain. The large title cartouche obscures much of the east coast of England and Scotland. The scene was probably etched by Jan Luyken who sig...

403 Les Isles Britanniques par Mr. De l'Isle Geographe du Roy &c. de l'Academie des Sciences Britain Guillaume Delisle 1720-40 B+   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.5 x 15.3 inches) The geography on this map is after Delisle's Les Isles Britanniques ou sont le Rme. d'Angleterre but the creator is anonymous. Title is across the top above neatline. The map is strongly engraved and well detailed throughout. Five distance scales at lower left.

404 [Lot of 3] A Correct Chart of the English Channel' [and] A Correct Chart of St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea' [and] A Map of England and Wales' Britain R.W. Seale 1745 passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) 1) A Correct Chart of the English Channel' , (18.8 x 14.8"). A handsome and detailed chart of the English Channel, with a large decorative cartouche and compass rose. The inset maps across the top detail the Island of Scilly, Falmouth Haven, Plymouth Sound and the Isle of Wight and adjacent Harbours. Beautiful impression on clean paper. Close margin at bottom as issued. (A+) ...

405 Carte Reduite des Isles Britanniques Dressee au Depost des Cartes, Plans, et Journaux de la Marine' Britain Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1757 B+   $125.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21.5 x 34.3 inches) Superb, large-scale chart of Scotland, England, and Ireland which extends to the Shetland Islands and the tip of France. Shows great coastal information and a surprising amount of detail in the interior. This map is distilled from Bellin's larger, separate maps of the British Isles. The chart is embellished by a large scenic title cartouche, as well as a remarque cartouche at lower left. The ...

406 A Chart of the Sea Coast of Great Britain and Ireland Britain Herman Moll 1760 A   $300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11 x 13 inches) Strongly engraved chart shows all of England, Scotland and Ireland with good detail in the St. George Channel, the Irish North seas and the English Channel. Locates the Isle of Man, the Western Islands and the Orkney Islands at the tip of Scotland. Good detail along coastlines but the interior blank. The Dogger and Well Banks are mapped to the east. Embellished with a fancy compass rose and r...

407 Carte Reduite des Isles Britanniques Seconde Feuille Partie Septentrionale de l'Angleterre Britain Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1760 B   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 34 x 21.8 inches) Very nice large-scale chart covers the northern part of England, southern Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the eastern coast of Ireland. The map is filled with incredible detail, both along the coastline and in the interior. Locates the cities of Yarmouth, Norwich, Okcham, Chester, Nottingham, York and Dublin plus scores of smaller towns and villages. Delineates wagon roads and trails, ri...

408 La Grande Bretagne ou les Royaumes d'Angleterre et d'Ecosse comme aussi le Royaume d'Irlande Divisee par Provinces Britain Tobias Conrad Lotter 1770 A   $300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23 x 19.3 inches) The coats of arms of England, Scotland and Ireland adorn this finely detailed map of the British Isles. The elaborate title cartouche completes the composition with representations of the empire's wealth and power throughout the world. There is manuscript Dutch text on the verso including a family tree dated 1790.

409 Britannicae Insulae in quibus Albion seu Britannia Major, et Ivernia seu Britannia Minor' Britain Robert de Vaugondy/Santini 1778 B+   $120.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21 x 18.8 inches) This is an Italian edition of Robert de Vaugondy's attractive historical map of Britain. It is based on the cartography of Nicolas Sanson showing the Ptolemaic divisions and Roman names throughout. It embellished with a fine French style title cartouche.

410 Wilshire England John Speed 1610 B+   $650.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 15 inches) One of the most decorative maps of Wiltshire, Speed's map features an illustration of Stonehenge, one of Britain’s best known and oldest monuments. The map was drawn and updated from the surveys of Norden and Saxton, enhanced with the boundaries of the hundreds, and filled with detail. The composition is completed with an inset plan of Salisbury, the arms of the earls of Wiltshire and Salisbury,...

411 Hereford-shire Described with the True Plot of the Citie Hereford ' England John Speed 1610 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.3 x 15 inches) A fine decorative county map with a large plan of the City of Hereford, a battle scene and the armorials of the Earls of Hereford. Further embellished with the depictions of two cartographers seated in the bottom corners and a strapwork title cartouche. The map itself is filled with detail including the "outliers" or small circular enclaves of land along the county's borders. One of the more i...

412 Huntington both Shire and Shire Towne with the Ancient Citie Ely Described England John Speed 1610 B   $190.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 15 inches) Superb map of Huntingtonshire with inset Huntington and Ely city plans, information on Ely along with family history and nine coats of arms. Distance scales in the insets are measured by 'pases.' A beautiful example of the British Royal coat of arms is prominently shown above the scale of miles. Speed's county maps were finely engraved by Jodocus Hondius, one of the preeminent engravers of the...

413 Westmorland England Robert Morden 1695 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16.5 x 14.3 inches) This is an attractive map of the historic county of Westmorland that was renamed to Cumbria in 1974. The map is filled with names of towns and pictorial depictions of forests. Locates Kirkby Lonsdale, Ambleside, Kirky Steuen and Abaliaba as well as many smaller villages. The boldly drawn title cartouche fills the upper left. Three distance scales. Imprint says the map was "Sold by - Abel Swa...

414 Middlesex Drawn from an Accurate Survey England Thomas Kitchin 1748 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7.6 x 7.4 inches) This finely engraved map shows London in a block plan. The map locates the roads, towns, villages, forests and rivers of the county. Towns that have markets are emphasized with italics. Decorative title cartouche in a Royal theme with two coats-of-arms, gold coins, and the Crown. This was issued in the March 1748 London Magazine: or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer published monthly be...

415 The County of York Survey'd in MDCCLXVII, VIII, IX and MDCCLXX England Thomas Jefferys 1771 B+   $3,250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 115 x 92.7 inches) This is one of Jeffreys' famous large-scale county maps and a key map of Yorkshire. The expenses he incurred in making these surveys and producing these spectacular maps resulted in his bankruptcy. This splendid map provides a wealth of information with unprecedented accuracy and the crisp engraving illustrates the varied topography. There are large inset plans of Sheffield, Leeds, Scarborough,...

416 Prospectus Abbatii Westminster et Ecclesice Sanctae Margaritae Londinensis London, England 1780 B   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.3 x 9.3 inches) The beautiful Abbey, established in 960, is well rendered in this dramatic engraving. In the background is shown St. Margaret's Church which stands between the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, and is commonly called the "parish church of the House of Commons." The foreground is filled with people in fine costume and other common workers, even a one-legged beggar appealing to two fine ladies. ...

417 Plan von London London, England Anonymous 1810 A   $160.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.5 x 7 inches) This is an uncommon Austrian plan of the city of London showing the streets, public buildings, and parks.

418 Plan of Manchester Manchester, England Anonymous 1834 A   $40.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 8.8 x 6.2 inches) This uncommon plan is black on white as is produced by an artist using a scratch board. The plan rests in an oval frame and appears as a negative image. All streets are shown and named as well as some prominent buildings, canals, etc. An index of 53 important places and buildings surround the oval frame. Locates the Bank of England, the Royal Hotel, the Palace Inn, Star Inn, Bush Inn, Swan Inn...

419 Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio Auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense England & Wales Abraham Ortelius 1573 A   $1,100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.5 x 14.8 inches) Stunning map of England and Wales compiled from Mercator's 1564 wall map of the British Isles and Lhuyd's manuscript map of 1568. The countryside is fully engraved with topographical features and hundreds of towns. This map improved on Mercator's outline of the countries particularly in Cardigan and south Wales, the Devon peninsula, and the Wash and Humber inlets. Interestingly the Caernarvon p...

420 Le Royaume d'Angleterre, distingue en ses Provinces England & Wales Alexis-Hubert Jaillot 1693 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.8 x 29.7 inches) This is the first state of this large, boldly engraved map of England and Wales. It is printed on two sheets and shows counties, major towns and topography. The large title cartouche is composed of trumpeting angels and mermen with the royal coat of arms, flags and military implements. Jaillot, in partnership with the sons of Nicolas Sanson, re-engraved Sanson's map on a larger scale in the 168...

421 [Lot of 2] A New Map of the Roads of England Shewing the Reputed distances from one town to another [and] England England & Wales 1695-1801 B+   $475.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) 1) A New Map of the Roads of England Shewing the Reputed distances from one town to another, by Herman Moll, 1695, black & white, ( 7.5 x 9.5 ). This very rare map is one of the few diagrammatic road maps of England. It was probably based on either William Berry's map of 1679 or John Seller's map of circa 1690. It first appears in the Thesaurus Geographicus, circa 1695 and then w...

422 L'Angleterre England & Wales Robert de Vaugondy/Delamarche 1794 A+   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 8.7 x 9.5 inches) This small map of England and Wales was engraved by E. Dussy and published by Delamarche, successor to the important Robert de Vaugondy publishing firm. The date in the cartouche (An. III) is per the French Revolutionary Calendar.

423 Monumethensis Comitatus. Vernacule Monmouth Shire Wales Johannes Blaeu 1645 A   $375.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.5 x 15 inches) This fine and highly decorative map describes the county in the south east of Wales which in Welch is Sir Fynwy. The map is embellished with two cartouches with figures and putti, the Royal coat of arms, the local coat of arms and a plumed crown with "Sche Diene" along the rim. This very handsome map is from the fourth volume of Blaeu's atlas which focused on England and Wales. Latin tex...

424 North Wales Wales Robert Morden 1695 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16.8 x 14.2 inches) Beautifully and boldly engraved map that extends south to Aberystwyth on the coast in South Wales. The map is filled with details including towns and villages, watershed and mountains, islands, etc. All counties are delineated and named. Bold title cartouche at upper right and two distance scales.

425 Mona Isle of Man Johannes Blaeu 1645 A   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10.6 x 15 inches) Based on Speed's map of the Isle of Man, this map clearly outlines the island and locates the major towns, castles and churches. It is embellished with the royal and Manx coats of arms, three sailing ships and a title cartouche composed of sea monsters. Printed on half a folio sheet and still attached to the full leaf of Latin text.

426 Northumbriae Comitatus, olim sedes Otadinorum England and Scotland Saxton/Hole 1637 A passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11.6 x 10.8 inches) This handsome chart of Northumbria is filled with place names and other details. Hadrian's Wall, here called The wall of the piets, is boldly engraved and well shown. Locates Newcastle, Barwick, Glinda and hundreds of smaller towns and villages. The title is contained in an interesting cartouche fashioned to resemble an open book. The map is embellished with a large compass rose with fleu...

427 [Lot of 2] L'Ecosse [and] Scotland Scotland 1762-1804 B+   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) 1) L'Ecosse, by Robert de Vaugondy, from Nouvel Atlas Portatif, 1762, (8.8 x9.4"). The original outline color delineates the counties of highland and lowland Scotland. 2) Scotland, by J. Stratford, 1804, (14.7 x 17.4"). This is an interesting comparison with the above map due to the level of detail. This map is densely packed with place names. The Shetland Islands a...

428 Vue du Palais d'Holyrood, en Ecosse Edinburgh, Scotland le jeune Basset 1805 A passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16 x 10.5 inches) This is a fine view of the Holyrood Palace, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland. This prospect view was published by Basset who was a well-known publisher of optical prints, established in rue St Jacques in Paris.

429 Eryn - Hiberniae, Britannicae Insulae, Nova Descriptio - Irlandt Ireland Abraham Ortelius 1598 A+   $2,100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19 x 14 inches) This exceptional map is Ortelius' first map of Ireland. It was based on Mercator's 1564 wall map of the British Isles and is presented with west oriented to the top. This is the first map of Ireland to include any geographic details; its predecessors being crudely drawn Italian maps. It is divided into counties and shows towns, rivers, lakes, forests, coastal islands and a host of other details...

430 The Province of Connaugh with the Citie of Galwaye Described Ireland John Speed 1610 A   $750.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 15 inches) This beautiful and detailed early map of the province of Connaught includes the counties of Galway, Clare, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon and many cities, towns and topographical details. The fortified city of Galway is shown in a large inset with the Galway River flowing by, complete with boats and ships. The seas are fully engraved and filled with fancy lettering. The map is adorned with three extrav...

431 The Province of Mounster Ireland John Speed 1610 B+   $1,300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 15.2 inches) A fine, decorative map details the southwestern Irish province of Munster. Munster is the largest of the four provinces, with the counties of Limerick, Waterford, Cork, Clare and more. The map is inset with plans of the towns of Cork and Limerick, with keys to the important buildings. Many places are named including Tipperary, Bantry Bay and the Dingle Peninsula. The sea is engraved in a beau...

432 [Map of the City of Cork] Cork, Ireland Thomas Stafford 1633 A   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11.6 x 15.2 inches) This city plan is the 1810 restrike of the 1633 copper plates. The birds-eye view shows the walled and heavily fortified city of Cork with numerous battlements along the protective wall. Cannons are visible protruding from two towers. The town is surrounded by the water with access via bridges with protective iron gates. An interior waterway is blocked by an enormous moveable water gate. La...

433 The Cittie of Limerick Ireland Thomas Stafford 1633 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.8 x 11.5 inches) This is from the 1810 edition printed from the 1633 copper plates. The birds-eye view shows the walled and heavily fortified city of Limerick with numerous towers along the protective wall. Cannons are visible on some of the battlements. The protective river surrounds the city limiting access via draw bridges. Two large three-masted sailing ships rest in the harbor. Highly detailed down to i...

434 Carte Generale des Costes d'Irlande, et des Costes Occidentales d'Angleterre avec une Partie de celles d'Ecosse Ireland Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1760 B+   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 33.8 x 23.8 inches) This superb, large-scale chart covers Ireland and the Irish Sea to include part of England's west coast and the southwestern coast of Scotland. The coastal areas of Ireland are filled with detail, but the interior areas are left mostly blank. Locates the cities of Londonberry, Belfast, Corck, Waterford, Lymerick and Galloway. The large inset at right has its own fancy border and details the reg...

435 Carte des Etats du Roy de Prusse, l'Etat de sa Maison, la Chronologie et les Estampes des Electeurs, et Autres Souverains, qui Sont Issus Northern Europe Henry Abraham Chatelain 1720 A passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.6 x 13.5 inches) An interesting folio sheet contains a map of Northern Europe (8 x 5") primarily focused on the Prussian/German Empire with portraits of the monarchy at the bottom. Panels of French text provide a wealth of information about the empire including the structure of the government.

436 Carte de la Mer d'Allemagne Contenant les Bancs Isles et Costes Comprises depuis Bergen et les Isles Schetland jusques au Pas de Calais North Sea Depot de la Marine 1770 B   $500.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 33.8 x 24.2 inches) Fine, large sea chart of the North Sea and Skagerrak (Mer de Dannemark) and adjacent coastlines. Includes the Shetland and Orkney Islands. Superb detail throughout especially of the mud flats of North, East, and West Frisia, the sands in the Channel, and the mouth of the Thames. The chart is oriented with north to the left with two unusual and very beautiful compass roses, one incorporat...

437 Carte des Courones du Nord Dediee Autres Puissant et Tres Invincible Prince Charles XII Roy de Suede, des Gots et des Vandales Grande Duc de Finlande &c.&c.&c. Scandinavia Delisle/Dezauche 1780 A+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 24.3 x 17.8 inches) This detailed map covers the northern parts of Sweden and Norway, and Finland with incredible detail of the watershed and topography. An elaborate, regal cartouche fills the Norwegian Sea, dedicating the map to Charles XII, King of Sweden, the Goths and the Vends. This is the top sheet of a two-part map. It has complete borders and stands well on its own.

438 Stocholm Stockholm, Sweden Braun & Hogenberg 1590 B+   $425.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.8 x 6.4 inches) The view of Stockholm was drawn by Hieronymus Scholaus. It shows the city from the southwest, focusing on what was once the mercantile part of the city and the port. A causeway and stone bridge link the island with the mainland in the foreground. The warships in the foreground provide protection for the city, rather than fortifications. Trimmed from a folio sheet that included another view of ...

439 Gotia Sweden Barent Langenes 1598 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 4.8 x 3.4 inches) This tiny map focuses on southern Sweden with the cities of Vaxjo, Linkoping, Stockholm, and Uppsala, and including the islands of Gotland and Oland. It was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes in the first edition of the popular Map-treasury. Dutch text on verso.

440 Dioecesis Bergensis Tabula Norway Johannes Blaeu 1662 B   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.8 x 17.2 inches) This handsome map of the Bishopric of Bergen is covered with graphic, though mostly imaginary, topographical detail. It extends to include the mountain plateau that is now the Hardangervidda National Park. Detail is confined primarily along the coastline, particularly in the vicinity of Bergen. The map is richly embellished with title and distance scale cartouches and sailing ships in the sea. ...

441 De Cust van Noorwegen Vertoonde van Bergen tot aen de hoeck van Horrel Norway Anthonie Jacobsz 1683 B   $375.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.7 x 16.6 inches) Oriented with north to the left by two compass roses, this chart covers the coastline from Bergen to the High Land of Horrel. While not showing the full fjords, it does provide graphic detail of the navigational hazards along the coast. It is embellished with rhumb lines, a sailing ship and two cartouches. Anthony Jacobsz Theunis, also known as Lootsman, was the founder of a firm of Dutch sea ...

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