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689 Geographische Beschreibung van dem Wanderschaft der Apostelen und Reysen des H. Apostels Pauli' Eastern Mediterranean Anonymous 1700 B+   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.6 x 12.6 inches) Very decorative map after Visscher describing the Apostle Paul's travels by boat from Jerusalem to Rome showing the region from Sicily to the Persian Gulf. Graphic panels across the top and bottom depict 26 events from the Book of Acts, and the sea is filled with tiny ships and a compass rose. German text on verso

690 Asia wie es jetziger zeit nach den furnemesten Herzschafften abgecheilet und beschriben ist Asia Munster/Petri 1588 A   $750.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.3 x 12.3 inches) Handsome woodblock map based on Ortelius' 1570 map of Asia, which was the standard map of Asia for more than forty years. Petri added it to Munster's Cosmographia from 1588 onwards, probably in an effort to compete with Ortelius' great atlas. The cordiform projection shows Asia extended too far to the east, an error propagated with Ptolemy. Japan is in a 'kite' form taken from Jesuit sources. L...

691 [Lot of 2] Asia a New Description by Robt. Morden [and] Hindoostan or India. From the best Authorities Asia 1688-1800 A   $50.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) Lovely pair of maps of India and Asia. 1) Asia a New Description by Robert Morden from Geography Rectified' published in 1688. Lovely miniature map with many placenames, etc. (5 x 4.5"). Fold split in bottom margin repaired with archival tape on verso. Toned along edges and folds. 2) Hindoostan or India, from the best Authorities., anonymous, circa 1800. ...

692 A New & Accurate Map of Asia, Drawn from the most approved Modern Maps & Charts Asia Thomas Bowen 1780 A   $210.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.8 x 12.5 inches) A finely engraved map of Asia and South East Asia filled with information. Hokkaido (Isles de Jesso) is shown as a number of small islands just below the Kuriles, while Japan has an unusual, splayed configuration. Australia is shown with most of the coastline delineated, although a portion near Peter Nuyts Land is shown as a dotted line. Tasmania is shown attached to the continent...

693 Divisions Geographiques et Politiques de l'Asie Asia P. Didot 1803 A passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 24.2 x 17.5 inches) A boldly engraved map depicting the geographical and political divisions throughout Asia. The map is surrounded by French text describing the history and geography of the region. The historical extent of the empires of Genghis Khan and Tamerlan are show with bold lines. Hand coloring identifies six regions and the related table gives further information on the area. Size given includes text p...

694 Tabula Asiae IIII Near and Middle East Sebastian Munster 1540 B+   $230.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.6 x 10 inches) Woodblock Ptolemaic map of the Middle East from present-day Iraq and the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers westward to the Mediterranean Sea and the island of Cyprus. A Bedouin encampment is shown in the interior of Arabia Deserta. The shoreline of the Holy Land runs from Ptolemais (Acco) as far as Ascalon. There is a nonexistent bay north of Acco and the same north of Jaffa. There are four tex...

695 Turcici Imperii Descriptio Middle East Giovanni Antonio Magini 1608 A   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6.8 x 5 inches) An attractive, small map of the Turkish Empire, covering Greece, the Caucasus and Arabian Peninsula. Latin text on verso.

696 Daphne Middle East, Syria Abraham Ortelius 1612 B+   $180.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.5 x 14.5 inches) A lovely view of Paradise Daphne, today's Harbiye and a suburb of Antioch (Antakya), created on the basis of classical sources, including Ammianus, Strabo and Philostratus. According to mythology, Apollo attempted to make the wood nymph Daphne his lover here. Latin text on verso

697 Syriae, sive Soriae, Nova et Accurata Descriptio Middle East Jan Jansson 1640 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.3 x 17 inches) Handsome map of Syria and Lebanon, fully engraved with mountain ranges, forests and cities. Damascus is at the bottom of the map and Edessa (Sanliurfa) is at the top. The coastal cities include Alexandria, Antioch, Tyro, Tripoli, Sidon, and Curco. The map is embellished with a fine strapwork title cartouche flanked by a shepherd and his flock, a scale of miles held aloft by three cherubs, a sai...

698 Turcicum Imperium Turkish Empire Jan Jansson 1650 B+   $500.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.5 x 16.2 inches) This is a very handsome map covering the Turkish Empire at the height of Ottoman rule. The region covered is from the Balkans to Persia and from Northern Africa through the Arabian Peninsula. It is embellished with a fine cartouche showing the Turkish Sultan on his throne and allegorical figures at either side brandishing weapons. Sailing ships can be seen in the Mediterranean and Arabian Seas....

699 De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan, mitsgaders d'Eerst' Middle East Bastiaan Stoopendaal 1682 A   $425.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18 x 13.8 inches) This Dutch Bible map covers the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, depicting numerous Biblical sites, including the wanderings of the Children of Israel and the Garden of Eden. The map is richly embellished with a banner style title cartouche and four corner vignettes - the creation of Adam & Eve, Paradise, Eve offering Adam the apple, and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden...

700 Carte Historique, Cronologique, Geographique de l'Empire Grec, avec des Remarques sur les Conquestes d'Alexander le Grand, Foudateur de Cette Empire Near and Middle East Henry Abraham Chatelain 1705 A   $240.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.25 x 13.1 inches) This is a fascinating map of the region of the Eastern Mediterranean through Central Asia. The conquests of Alexander the Great are noted, as well as the travels of Apostle Paul. There are notations throughout the map, noting the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World", depicted with tiny vignettes. Table of French text above and below the map

701 Syrien, en Diarbeek verdeelt in hunne Scheidingen Middle East Nicolas Sanson 1705 A+   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10.2 x 7.2 inches) Lovely map of Iraq, Syria, the Holy Land and Cyprus bordered by Greece, Turkey and Iran. The maps shows great detail of towns, cities and topography, and names Jerusalem, Damascus, and Baghdad. The title in enclosed in a graceful, wreath-style cartouche. Engraved by Antoine d' Winter.

702 Turkyen in Asia Middle East Nicolas Sanson 1705 A+   $70.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.7 x 7.4 inches) The boldly engraved map covers the Ottoman Empire in Asia stretching the Bosphorus through the Caucasus to Persia and south to Egypt and Arabia. Engraved by Antoine d'Winter for a Dutch edition of Sanson's pocket atlas.

703 Descriptio Terrae Canaan Near and Middle East Francois Halma 1709 B+   $130.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13 x 8.25 inches) Nice map displaying the Middle East from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. The Garden of Eden is located in present-day Iraq, near the city of Babylon. Abraham's journey from Ur is shown. The title cartouche features the serpent in the Tree of Knowledge.

704 [Lot of 2] Syria (Northern Sheet) [and] Syria (Central Sheet) Syria, Lebanon Edward Weller 1860 B+   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17 x 12 inches) Interesting pair of maps detail Lebanon and Syria primarily along the coast, naming Damascus, Sidon and the Gulf of Iskenderun in Turkey.

705 Natoliae sive Asia Minor Turkey Mercator/Jansson 1631 A   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7.5 x 5.3 inches) Reduced version of Mercator's map of Turkey with the Greek Archipelago and Cyprus. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius, with German text on the verso.

706 Anatolien Turkey Nicolas Sanson 1705 A+   $90.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.1 x 7.2 inches) A small map of Turkey showing major cities and rivers. extending to include Cyprus. It is decorated with a nice title cartouche. Engraved by Antoine d' Winter for a Dutch edition of Sanson's pocket atlas.

707 Gezigt van de Hellespont en van de Zee van Marmora Turkey Isaac Tirion 1734 A+   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6 x 5 inches) Lovely little view of the Dardanelles, formerly called the Hellespont, a narrow strait connecting the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmora. The ancient city of Troy was located near the western entrance of the strait, and it is a strategic port that separates Europe from Asia. The important points are noted on a 16-point key below.

708 Gezigt van het Groot Serrail van Konstantinopolen Constantinople, Turkey Isaac Tirion 1734 A+   $450.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16.5 x 5.2 inches) This lovely panoramic view illustrates the grand city of Constantinople with numerous ships and boats in the foreground. A key at the bottom identifies 16 important locations. The engraving is based on a painting by François Boucher.

709 Typus Chorographicus, Celebrium Locorum in Regno Iudae et Israhel Holy Land Abraham Ortelius 1586 B   $500.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18 x 14 inches) This is a superb map of the ancient kingdoms of Judea and Israel based on Tilleman Stella's maps of 1552 and 1557. The coastline extends from Beirut, here named Berytus in the north to El-Arish, named Rhinocorura in the south. This is a fine example of Ortelius' engraving style ornamented with two extraordinary strapwork and figural cartouches. A key identifies major cities, prie...

710 Das Heilig Landt mit Ausztheilung der Zwolff Geschlechter Holy Land Munster/Petri 1588 A   $210.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.25 x 12.1 inches) Classic woodblock map of the region showing numerous towns along the fertile coast and mountains, rivers and lakes. Flourishing calligraphy fills much of the empty space on the map, as is characteristic of the Petri editions. The cartography is after Ortelius. Title is engraved at top, outside the neatline. Two text blocks within the map provide descriptions of Judea and Jordan.

711 Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis ol. Palestina Holy Land Mercator/Jansson 1631 A passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7.5 x 5.2 inches) This small map is based on Ortelius' famous map of the Holy Land. It is oriented with east at the top and centered on Samaria. The map was engraved by Petrus Kaerius for Jansson's editions of the Atlas Minor. German text on verso

712 Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in Angustiorem Formam Redacta, Et Ex Variis Auctoribus Amultis Erroribus Expurgata Holy Land Jacobus Tirinus 1632 B+   $1,000.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 31.5 x 12.3 inches) Visually stunning map of the Holy Land surrounded with panels of vignettes displaying sacred objects including a menorah, the arc of the covenant, the altar of sacrifices, the Tabernacle, and a plan and elevations of the Temple. At center is an inset bird's-eye plan of ancient Jerusalem based on the Spanish biblical geographer, Juan Bautista Vilalpando. Oriented with east at top, the map include...

713 Situs Terrae Promissionis. S.S. Bibliorum intelligentiam exacte aperiens per Chr. Adrichom Holy Land Hondius/Jansson 1647 B   $450.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.7 x 14.6 inches) Superb map of the Holy Land based on the cartography of Christian van Adrichom. With north oriented to the left, the map covers from the Nile delta to Sidon. It is finely engraved with minute detail and depicts numerous biblical scenes including the Exodus, the wandering of the Children of Israel, and several battle scenes. A floral and fruit garland is draped across the top, symbolizing the la...

714 Ierusalem Holy Land, Jerusalem Olivier Dapper 1650 A   $750.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 27.5 x 11.4 inches) Striking panoramic view of ancient Jerusalem as seen from the east after Wenceslas Hollar, filled with detail of important building and locations with a numbered key of 52 places in Dutch and Latin. The foreground is filled with lively figures approaching and leaving the city.

715 Sovrie ou Terre Saincte Moderne Holy Land Philippe de la Rue 1651 B   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.75 x 15.1 inches) This large map shows the various political divisions that made up the Holy land during the period of Turkish rule. The region depicted includes both sides of the Jordan River. At lower right is a small inset of the vicinity of Jerusalem. A large decorative title cartouche fills the upper left corner. Published by Pierre Mariette.

716 De Heylige en Wytvermaerde Stadt Ierusalem Eerst Genaemt Salem Holy Land, Jerusalem Nicolas Visscher 1657 B+   $180.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19 x 12.5 inches) This detailed bird's-eye plan was one of the most popular plans of Jerusalem during the seventeenth century. While it is an imaginary plan, it provides great detail of the city walls and streets, with 36 principal sites numbered and keyed to a table in a scroll at left, which is held aloft by an eagle. Solomon's Temple is at upper center and Herod's Palace is located at the far left. The scenes...

717 Die Gelegenheit des Paradeis und des Lands Canaan, Sampt den Erst Bewohn ten Landeren der Patriarchen, aufs der H. Schrifft und anderen Auctoren zusamen getragen Holy Land Nicolas Visscher 1690 A   $200.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.5 x 12.4 inches) This decorative map covers from Assyria to the Mediterranean Sea and shows the route taken by Abraham from Ur to Haran, showing the cities of Bales and Niniveh as well. The vignettes show Adam and Eve in Paradise with Eve being offered the apple, and a second depicts their expulsion from Eden. A re-engraved version of Nicholas Visscher's map of 1648, with a young fisherman above the cartouche an...

718 Iudaea, seu Terra Sancta quae Hebraeorum sive Israelitarum' Holy Land Sanson/Jaillot 1690 B+   $600.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 33 x 22.3 inches) This spectacular map of the Holy Land shows the division of Judea into the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The map is based on the cartography of Guillaume and Nicholas Sanson and is from a series of greatly enlarged maps published by Jaillot in collaboration with the heirs of Sanson. It is filled with notations, topography and place names, including the locations of Gomorra, Sodoma, Seboim and Adama as ...

719 Geographiae Sacrae ex Veteri, et Novo Testamento desumptae Tabula in qua Terra Promissa, sive Iudaea in suas Tribus Partesq' distincta Holy Land Nicolas Sanson 1693 B   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.5 x 15.4 inches) This fine map illustrates the lands described in the Old and New Testament. It provides good detail throughout and is adorned with a wreath-style title cartouche.

720 Perigrinatie ofte Veertich-Iarige Reyse der Kinderen Israels' Holy Land Bastiaan Stoopendaal 1704 B+   $400.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.9 x 12.1 inches) This map depicts the Exodus from Egypt and the wanderings of the Children of Israel. The lower part of the map is elaborately engraved with a scene of the encampment and Moses receiving the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai. Adam, Eve, Cane and Able flank the title cartouche. The map is further decorated with a convoy of ships bringing cedar for the building of Solomon's Temple, and Jonah and the ...

721 Voyage des Enfans d'Israel dans le Desert depuis leux partie d' Egypte Par la Mer Rouge ... Au Pays de Canaan Holy Land Pierre Mortier 1705 B+   $240.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.6 x 15.6 inches) This interesting pictorial map focuses on the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land and their wandering in the desert in what is now Arabia. Mount Sinai is prominent at the center of the map. At top left are the Jordan River and the Mare Mortuum (Dead Sea) and at bottom right is a graphic scene of the pursuing Egyptians being swallowed in the Red Sea following ...

722 Tabula Geographica Terrae Sanctae Holy Land Francois Halma 1709 A   $240.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 26 x 8.25 inches) Uncommon map of Israel by the Flemish theologian Jacques Bonfrere. The map is oriented with north at top left and divided into the twelve tribes with a key at bottom. The Wandering of the Children of Israel is shown with the 42 encampments. The title cartouche includes Moses, Aaron and a Roman soldier. Printed on two joined sheets, as issued.

723 Vera Hierosolymae Veteris Imago Holy Land, Jerusalem Francois Halma 1709 A   $210.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.8 x 8 inches) Delicately engraved imaginary plan of ancient Jerusalem based on Villalpando's foundation map of the city. The plan shows only the major religious sites, uncluttered by habitations and is beautifully engraved to show the surrounding topography.

724 La Monarchie des Hebreux sous Salomon ou de Roiaume d'Israel distrinque en Douze Prefectures ou Gouvernments' Holy Land Moullart-Sanson 1717 B+   $375.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.9 x 13.75 inches) This scarce map depicts the Holy Land as it was during the Hebrew monarchy under Salomon, Saul and David. The kingdom of Israel is subdivided into twelve districts including both sides of the Jordan River. The map includes the shoreline from Sidon to Gaza. A large inset shows the Kingdom of Salomon. The map is from a French Bible published by Guillaume Despres. Pierre Moullard was the grandso...

725 Carte de la Terre Sainte Divisee dans Toutes ses Parties Selon le Nombre des Tribus d' Israel avec une liste des Evechez de la Palestine Tiree de la Notice qui s' en Trouve dans la Bibliotheque du Roi tres Chretien Holy Land Henry Abraham Chatelain 1719 B+   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.1 x 15.1 inches) Detailed map of the Holy Land based on the cartography of Nicolas Sanson. The region is divided according to the territories allotted to the twelve tribes of Israel. Panels of French text listing the bishoprics of Palestine surround the map.

726 Carte de la Terre de la Promise Holy Land Augustin Calmet 1730 B+   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18 x 12.6 inches) Attractive and interesting copper engraved map of the Holy Land as divided into the twelve tribes of Israel. Title in large draped cartouche and lovely compass rose. Very bold , crisp engraving.

727 Terra Sancta Vocata, Quae Olim XII Tribus' Holy Land Seutter/Lotter 1744 A   $350.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10 x 7.75 inches) Reduced version of Seutter's large map of the Holy Land divided into the twelve tribes of Israel. The large pictorial title cartouche illustrates the Bible story of baby Moses. A second smaller cartouche includes a map of the Exodus from Egypt and other Bible illustrations

728 Afbeelding van 't Land van Israel' Holy Land Willem Albert Bachiene 1749 B   $170.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15 x 18.9 inches) This attractive map from a large Dutch Bible shows the land of Israel with all the places, rivers, mountains, and seas mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. It covers all of Palestine on both sides of the Jordan River and the Mediterranean coastline from Tzor (Sur) to Rhinocolura (El Arish). At bottom is a lovely pastural scene with Moses standing on Mount Nebo overlooking the land tha...

729 Palaestina in XII Tribus divisa cum Terris Adiacentibus' Holy Land Homann Heirs 1750 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.75 x 17.6 inches) Beautifully engraved map of the Holy Land divided into the twelve tribes. It covers the coastline from Biblus to the Nile delta. A map showing the region in Roman times is inset in a decorative scroll at left. The title cartouche is topped with two side of a shekel coin. Below the cartouche is a scene of the encampment of the Jews with two spies of Moses bearing the fruit from the Promi...

730 [Lot of 2] Histoire Sainte Depuis l'An 3153 jusqu'a l'An 3238 [and] La Judee ou Palestine' Holy Land 1760-67 B+   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) These two maps of the Holy Land display rococo borders that were printed from separate copper plates for the deluxe atlas editions. This was a uniquely French decorative devise used in the mid eighteenth century. 1) Histoire Sainte Depuis l'An 3153 jusqu'a l'An 3238, from Buy de Mornas' Atlas Methodique et Elementaire de Goegraphie et l'Histoire, published in Paris, cir...

731 Generaale Kaart van het Beloofde Land tot Verlichting voor de Geschiedenisse; Vervat in des Bybel' Holy Land Jan Barend Elwe 1792 A+   $300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23.3 x 19.5 inches) Large, detailed map of the Holy Land based on De Wit's map. West is oriented to the top of the map, which is spanned by a large title cartouche draped in a garland held aloft by six cherubs. The Mediterranean is filled with various types of ships and boats, including a depiction of Jonah and the whale. The map is divided into the twelve tribes of Israel. Several roads are depicted including the...

732 Tabula Asiae V Iran Sebastian Munster 1540 A   $400.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.5 x 10 inches) A Ptolemaic woodblock map of ancient Persia, the region between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea, naming Babylon and Mesopotamia as well as several ancient religious sites. Latin text, elaborate woodcut on verso.

733 L'Impero della Persia diviso Ne Suoi Stati Persia - Iran Antonio Zatta 1784 A   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16 x 12 inches) This well-engraved map of Iran shows the Persian Gulf and a bit of Iraq. Baghdad and Mosul are at the left, and Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kurdistan are named. The map is well detailed and adorned with an attractive landscape cartouche at the right.

734 Carte des parties Nord et Est de l'Asie qui comprend les Cotes de la Russie Asiatique le Kamschatka, le Jesso, et les Isles du Japon Northern Asia and Western North America Gilles Robert de Vaugondy 1772 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15 x 12 inches) This unusual map details the northern coastline of Russia (including Finland), the eastern coast of Asia to just below Nanking, and a bit of the coast of America called Anian. Inset into the map are four small maps of the western part of North America: I - Features the entire western coast with Japan just a short distance offshore, II - Focuses on Nova Granada showing the Mexican co...

735 Carte du Kamtchatka Dressee et Gravee par Laurent Kamchatka J. Laurent 1780 B+   $70.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11.8 x 20.5 inches) Handsome copper engraved map of the peninsula has excellent detail of the topography and watersheds including several lakes, river and stream names. Numerous roads and settlements are located. Includes the islands of Ouiakous Atch ou Anfinogen,Schoumctchou, and Sirinki ou Dilkon.

736 Chekiang, e Kiangsi, Provincie della China, Dedicate All' Illustrissimo Signore Marco Gradenico' China Vicenzo Maria Coronelli 1692 B   $425.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 24.3 x 18.3 inches) Handsome map of Zhejiang and Jiangxi from Coronelli's set of six maps showing thirteen Chinese provinces, is modeled on the earlier maps by Joan Blaeu and the Jesuit Martino Martini. The map is richly adorned with elaborate title and scale cartouches. Vincenzo Coronelli was a Franciscan priest and renowned mathematician and cartographer. He was appointed official Cosmographer to the Venetian Re...

737 [Lot of 15 - China] China Anton Francois Prevost 1749 B+   $240.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) This nice group of copper engravings is from Prevost's history of the voyages of exploration. Most of the maps are by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, decorated with compass roses and ornamental cartouches. The lot includes the title page. 1) Carte de la Baye d'Hocsieu et des Entrees de la Riviere de Chang Situees, dans la Province de Fokyen Tirees de Manuscrits Hollandois. (10.8 x 8") ...

738 Regni Sinae vel Sinae Propriae' China Homann Heirs 1750 B   $425.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 22.5 inches) This large and highly detailed map of China is based on the works of Du Halde and D'Anville. The map extends from the Gobi Desert in the north to Hainan Island in the south and includes Taiwan. Decorative cartouches at the bottom feature dragons and a phoenix.

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