ORTELIUS, A. 1) Natoliae,.. 2) Aegypti recentior.. 3) Carthaginis.. Anvers, 1598. Beau col. Texte français. 320 x 490 mm.
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600 €   

¤ Map to the left east to the top. Detailed map Turkey, including Cyprus and Crete. Also map of the Nile delta and another map of Tunis.
From 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. - Koeman, Altantes Neerlandici, vol. III, Ort 29b; Philips, Atlases, 396..

HONDIUS, H. Natolia, quae olim Asia Minor. Amsterdam, 1655. Original colours. Paper slightly browned and age-toned as usual. Paper creased along centerfold. 385 x 500 mm.
Inquire about item N° 6750.

560 €   

¤ A finely designed map of Turkey and Cyprus from the great Hondius family of Amsterdam.

VISSCHER,N. Tabula nova geographica Natoliae et Asiae minoris.. Amsterdam, 1660. In original colours. Split, 3cm into engraved area, in left hand part of the map, underlaid with strip of paper. Upper part some minor staining. Good condition. 440 x 533 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12281.

450 €   

¤ Uncommon map of Turkey, also depicting Cyprus.

DANCKERTS,T. Accuratissima et maxima totius Turcici Imperii.. Amsterdam, 1700. In attractive original colours. A good and dark impression. Printed on heavy paper. Repair of small split lower part centerfold. Good condition. 492 x 574 mm.
Inquire about item N° 9556.

900 €   

¤ Rare issue of T. Danckert's attractive map showing the Arabian Peninsular, Turkey, Cyprus, Egypt and eastern part of the Mediterranean. Decorative title cartouche lower left hand corner. SEE a large description of the Danckerts family on our page about Mapmakers.

FELSSECKERS,A.J. Neu=eröfnetes Krieg=Theatrum in Ungarn.. Turkey.. Nuremberg, 1737. In original colours. With hole of 12mm in diameter in center, re-inforced, some marginal light brown staining. Dark impression. 353 x 490 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12079.

350 €   

¤ Very rare map centered on Turkey, but including, Cyprus, Greece, parts of Eastern Europe. With a lettered key in lower right corner. Adam Jonathan Felssecker (1683-1729) was a printer, publisher and engraver active in Nuremberg. His work is scarce and Tooley mentions only this map and "Kayserlich-Türkischen Friedens-Theatrum in Ungarn, 1739.

HOMANN, J.- B. Imperium Turcicum in Europa, Asia et Africa. Nurnberg 1737. Original colours. Repair of lower part centerfold, hardly notable. Dark impression. 485 x 563 mm.
Inquire about item N° 7792.

560 €   

¤ Johann Baptist Homann's well-engraved map of the Turkish Empire. With fine decorative title cartouche.
Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was a German engraver and publisher, who established himself and his family as perhaps the most famous German map publishers. Following his death in 1724, the business continued under the name "Homann Heirs". This Homann map is finely engraved, and in original wash colour with a coloured cartouche.

SCHENK,P. Konstantinopolien, gelegen../ Byzantium Turcarum.. Amsterdam, 1702. Uncoloured. Lower margin cut till neat line. 210 x 262 mm.
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550 €   

¤ From Schenk's "Hecatompolis sive Totius Terrarum Oppida Nobiliora Centrum..", a collection of 100 views, dedicated to the 14-year old Prussian crown prince, the later king Friedrich Wilhelm I. View of the town of Istanbul.

ACADEMIE Representation d'une Ambassade des Tartares a la Cour.. Augsbourg, 1740. Original colours. In good condition. 295 x 385 mm.
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200 €   

¤ A well-known publisher of optical prints, established in Augsburg. After a design by P.van Blankaert. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many popular speciality establishments in Paris, Augsburg and London which produced optical viewing devices and special engravings to be viewed through them. In the 18th century the "optical print" or "vue optique" came into existence, whose exaggerated converging lines were intended to produce the optical illusion of deep recession. The viewing devices for which these perspective prints were produced consisted of a lens and a mirror, this requiring the use of reversed or mirror-image pictures.

ORTELIUS, A. Cypri Insulae Nova descript. 1573. Anvers, 1598. Beau col. Texte français. Bel exemplaire. 352 x 501 mm.
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2000 €   

¤ This is a beautiful copy of a classic map of Cyprus. It is the earliest obtainable version of the best map of Cyprus made to date. Ortelius based his map upon that published in Venice by Jacomo Franco in about 1570. Franco's map greatly improved the shape and outline of the island, and he gave more place names than any previous mapmaker. Unfortunately, Franco's map survives in only three copies, and this Ortelius' beautifully engraved version of 1573 is the earliest obtainable version.
The map is embellished by three sailing ships, a sea monster and three large strapwork cartouches, one of which encloses an inset map of the Greek island of Lemnos. - A. and J.A.Stylianou, The history of the Cart.of Cyprus.

DE CLERCK, N. Cyprus. Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621. Uncoloured. Page slightly age-toned. A couple of marginal spots. Water stain in the lower left corner of the sheet. Size of paper : 31x 19cm. 96 x 133 mm.
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750 €   

¤ Small map of Cyprus, surrounded by text in Dutch. Embellished with a sea monster and 2 vessels.
Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.
Included in the rare book : Wereld Spiegel, waer in vertoontword de Beschryvinge der Rijken Staten, ende vorstendommen des gantsen Aerdbodems… which was a Dutch translation of "Les estats, empires et principautez de monde" by Pierre Davity.
The map is engraved by Jodocus Hondius before 1616 and first published in Petrus Bertius' revised pocket atlas Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum Libri septem.. edition of 1616.
According to Peter van der Krogt in Atlantes Neerlandici, volume IIIA, page 442, the plates were used to illustrate some other books with maps, such as Paullus Merula's Cosmographia Generalis, printed in Leiden by Isaac Elsevier and in 1621 for the Wereld Spiegel.Cloppenburch probably had borrowed the plates, since in the 1630s they were in the possession of Willem Jansz. Blaeu, who probably acquired them along with the plates for Jodocus Hondius Jr.'s Appendix. Blaeu used the plates again for the Merula edition of 1635/36. Joan Blaeu used these plates to produce an Atlas Minor without text.
RARE.

BLAEU,W. Cyprus Insulae. Amsterdam, 1635. Col. Paper washed, colours freshed-up. Repair of split lower part centerfold. Good condition. 381 x 503 mm.
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2500 €   

¤ Blaeu's beautiful map of Cyprus embellished with a very decorative title cartouche, a scale cartouche, two coats of arms, two windroses and three sailing ships. - Stylianou, 112.

WALDSEEMÜLLER, M./ FRIES,L. Tabula Quarta Asia (Holy Land and Cyprus) Strassburg 1525. Beau col. Good condition. Lower left hand corner and lower right hand margin partly re-inforced. 320 x 455 mm.
Inquire about item N° 5382.

4000 €   

¤ One of the earliest maps available to a collector, and an unsophisticated but attractive rendering of what was generally known of the Holy Land, Northern part of the Arabian Peninsular and Cyprus.

ORTELIUS, A. Peregrinationis Divi Pauli Typus… Anvers, 1595. Col. In good condition. Repair of split lower part centerfold and some wormholes in bottom, left and right hand margin re-inforced. 347 x 500 mm.
Inquire about item N° 553.

1800 €   

¤ A splendid map depicting the travels of Paulus. With two fine scenes in top. Showing the countries along the Mediterranean, including Cyprus and Italy. A first edition with "corographicus" in title cartouche. - Van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas maps, 181

BOISSEAU,J. Description de la Terre Ste a laquelle A esté.. Paris, 1642. Laid down on 19th century paper, loss of paper to corners. Discolouration and age-toned. 282 x 545 mm.
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5600 €   

¤ A rare map published by Jean Boisseau (fl.1637-1658) French geographer, topographer, and genealogist. Extremely rare map of the Holy Land, with descriptive text at the bottom measuring 130 x 535 mm, entitled: " Briefue Description de la Terre Saincte.. Boisseau published only a few atlases, the "Theatre des Gaules". A total of 10 Boisseau maps appear in this atlas. In Tome 2 appears his maps of the Continents Africa, Asia and America, plus his "Description de la terre" (Scripture lands) engraved by Picart and dated 1637 and his World (Religions) map. All of the Boisseau maps (except the 'Scripture lands' map) also appear in the 1642 edition of the Theatre des Gaules.
This map bears the address from the 1642 edition.
Split along centerfold with minimal loss, some marginal splits, some into the text, minor loss of image at upper right and lower left corners, laid down on 19th century paper. VERY RARE. - Joseph Walker, Mapforum.com, issue 2 ; Laor 116.

PLANCIUS,P./ HARTGERS,J. Tabula Geographica, in qua omnes regiones, urbes.. Amsterdam, 1650. Paper very minor age-toned. Repair of split lower part centerfold. Dutch text on verso. 291 x 324 mm.
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1100 €   

¤ Engraved by Baptista van Doetechum for a bible by Plancius. The rare re-issue by Joost Hartgers. The bible maps of Plancius came into the hands of the Amsterdam publisher Joost Hartgers around 1650. He re-issued 5 maps of which he cut-off the vignettes along the left and right hand side. He changed the address and added short explanations to each vignette. Very rare map of Palistine divided among the Tribes, with all the regions and places mentioned in the Book of Joshua. The shore line runs from "idon" to "Rinocorura". Surrounded by 5 vignettes depicting scenes from the Book of Joshua. - Laor, 567.

LUCHTMANS,S. De Stadt Jerusalem. Amsterdam, 1710. In attractive original colours. Printed on heavy paper. Upper and lower margin cur short. Paper slightly age-toned, repair of split lower part centerfold. Alltogether very attractive. 344 x 498 mm.
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1000 €   

¤ Plan of ancient Jerusalem from a Dutch bible after Villalpando. The print is in contemp. colours, which is extremely rare for a plate like this. Lower left the Temple as a Renaissance palace and lower right a panoramic view of the city. At left and right Biblical figures and Temple vessels. Engraved by Albert Schut. Published by R. and J.Wetstein, William Smith and Samuel Luchtmans. Inspite of some minor folds a very desirable item.

LOTTER,T. Terra Sancta. Augsbourg, 1720. Col. ancien. Dark impression. 195 x 257 mm.
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250 €   

¤ Prepared by M.Seutter. With decorative title cartouches. Engraved by Andreas Silbereisen.

DE L'ISLE/ DEZAUCHE Carte de La Terre Sainte ou des douze tribus d'Israel.. Paris, 1797. Coloured. In very good condition. 491 x 650 mm.
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600 €   

¤ Fine map of Palestine devided amoung the tribes onboth sides of the Jordan and according to the Roman provinces. The shore line runs from Beirut to the rivers of Egypt. Prepared by G.de l'Isle and published by Phil. Dezauche. In upper left corner inset plan of "Jerusalem Ancienne et Moderne". A first state of 2, second state with date 1831. - Laor, 250 (First state.

ROUX,J. [63] Alexandrette. Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 200 x 125 mm.
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50 €   

¤ Charming chart of the harbour of the town of Alexandretta in Syria. Showing town and harbor plan, with soundings, anchorages, rocks, shoals, fortifications and lighthouses. Joseph Roux (1725-1793) was a Marseilles hydrographer who both published and as well manufactured and sold charts, navigating instruments and related nautical equipment. At about the mid-century, he received the right to be called "Hidrographe du Roy," and in 1764 published a series of 12 charts of the Mediterranean; he simultaneously published a smaller format atlas of 65 harbor chart. - Smith, The Artful Roux.

ROUX,J. [64] Syrie/ Tripoli Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 127 x 197 mm.
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50 €   

¤ Charming chart of the harbour of the town of Tripoli in Syria. Showing town and harbor plan, with soundings, anchorages, rocks, shoals, fortifications and lighthouses. Joseph Roux (1725-1793) was a Marseilles hydrographer who both published and as well manufactured and sold charts, navigating instruments and related nautical equipment. At about the mid-century, he received the right to be called "Hidrographe du Roy," and in 1764 published a series of 12 charts of the Mediterranean; he simultaneously published a smaller format atlas of 65 harbor chart. - Smith, The Artful Roux.

ROUX,J. [65] Surie. Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 127 x 200 mm.
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80 €   

¤ Charming chart of the harbour of the town of St Jean d'Acre in Syria. Showing town and harbor plan, with soundings, anchorages, rocks, shoals, fortifications and lighthouses. Joseph Roux (1725-1793) was a Marseilles hydrographer who both published and as well manufactured and sold charts, navigating instruments and related nautical equipment. At about the mid-century, he received the right to be called "Hidrographe du Roy," and in 1764 published a series of 12 charts of the Mediterranean; he simultaneously published a smaller format atlas of 65 harbor chart. - Smith, The Artful Roux.

ROUX,J. [68] Barbarie. Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 127 x 200 mm.
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50 €   

¤ Charming chart of the harbour of the province of Barbarie in Syria. Showing town and harbor plan, with soundings, anchorages, rocks, shoals, fortifications and lighthouses. Joseph Roux (1725-1793) was a Marseilles hydrographer who both published and as well manufactured and sold charts, navigating instruments and related nautical equipment. At about the mid-century, he received the right to be called "Hidrographe du Roy," and in 1764 published a series of 12 charts of the Mediterranean; he simultaneously published a smaller format atlas of 65 harbor chart. - Smith, The Artful Roux.

ROUX,J. [69] Barbarie. Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 130 x 197 mm.
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50 €   

¤ Charming chart of the harbour of the province of Barbarie in Syria. Showing town and harbor plan, with soundings, anchorages, rocks, shoals, fortifications and lighthouses. Joseph Roux (1725-1793) was a Marseilles hydrographer who both published and as well manufactured and sold charts, navigating instruments and related nautical equipment. At about the mid-century, he received the right to be called "Hidrographe du Roy," and in 1764 published a series of 12 charts of the Mediterranean; he simultaneously published a smaller format atlas of 65 harbor chart. - Smith, The Artful Roux.

ROUX,J. [71] Barbarie. Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 127 x 197 mm.
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50 €   

¤ Charming chart of the harbour of the province of Barbarie in Syria. Showing town and harbor plan, with soundings, anchorages, rocks, shoals, fortifications and lighthouses. Joseph Roux (1725-1793) was a Marseilles hydrographer who both published and as well manufactured and sold charts, navigating instruments and related nautical equipment. At about the mid-century, he received the right to be called "Hidrographe du Roy," and in 1764 published a series of 12 charts of the Mediterranean; he simultaneously published a smaller format atlas of 65 harbor chart. - Smith, The Artful Roux.

WALDSEEMÜLLER, M./ FRIES,L. Tabula Sexta Asia (Arabian Peninsular) Strassburg 1525. Beau col. Good condition. Lower margin cut close. 280 x 457 mm.
Inquire about item N° 5381.

4500 €   

¤ A fine example of this rare Ptolemaic map of the Arabian Peninsula, one of the earliest maps available to a collector. The map, with its noticable distortion of the Persian Gulf coast, has numerous placenames, prominent mountain ranges, and rivers.

WIT, F. de. Nova Persiae, Armeniae, Natoliae et Arabiae. Amsterdam, 1660. Coloured. Repair of split center part, and lower part centerfold, 5cm into engraved area, hardly notable. 472 x 552 mm.
Inquire about item N° 8798.

750 €   

¤ East from Cyprus to Iran with numerous place names and ornamental cartouches below. There are vignettes of sailing ships in sea areas and the land divisions of the time are distinguished in full colour. - Tibbets, Arabia in early maps, entry 12, plate 12.

DU VAL, P. L'Empire des Turcs en Europe, en Asie et en Afrique. Paris, 1686. Beau col. Coupé au cuivre et collé anciennement sur papier fort. - Cut till the neat line and contemporarily pasted on a larger sheet . Fine colour. 385 x 530 mm.
Inquire about item N° 14223.

1000 €   

¤ With the date change to1686, probably published in the last and posthume edition of 1688. Prepared by N.Sanson. Depicting the route from "Caire" to "La Mecque". A uncommon map showing the Turkish Empire, including an inset map of kingdom of Alger. Title cartouche in the upper right-hand corner. With the address : "A Paris chez l'auteur sur le quay de l'Orloge, proche le Palais". - Pastoureau, Duval II D, [55]; Tibbetts, Arabia in early maps, (131).

LATTRÉ, J. Carte de L'Arabie.. Paris, 1771. Limites en col. ancien. In very good condition. 306 x 451 mm.
Inquire about item N° 2163.

260 €   

¤ An attractive map of the Arabian peninsula with decorative title cartouche. Prepared by M.Bonne.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Faïences murales. Paris, 1877. In original colours. Colour-lithography. In very good condition. 495 x 335 mm.
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200 €   

¤ Beautiful lithograph representing the Kaabah and its surrounding. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes travelled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerrotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organise it for publication.

HOMANN, J.- B. Imperii Persici in omnes suas provincias.. Nurenberg 1740. In attractive original colours. Some very minor marginal staining. Paper slightly age-toned. Good impression. 489 x 581 mm.
Inquire about item N° 7253.

450 €   

¤ Showing the eastern part of Turkey and Cyprus, Palestine, Persian Gulf, including Gulf of Oman, Caspian Sea, Iran and the north-west territories of India. Maps published in Germany during the 18th century are usually in body colours, with uncoloured cartouches.