LE ROUGE, G.L. Le royaume d'Angleterre.. Paris, 1745. Limites en col. ancien. A good impression. 571 x 484 mm.
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310 €   

¤ Fine map of England and Wales. As well as country details, including the main post roads. Le Rouge was active from 1740- till 1780 as a publisher, and was appointed engineer for the King of France. - Tooley, Le Rouge 2.

MERCATOR,G./ HONDIUS,J. Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus,.. Amsterdam, 1606. Uncoloured. Paper slightly browned, as usual. A good and strong impression. 365 x 466 mm.
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200 €   

¤ A map showing the south-western part of England.
Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematician. The excellence of his work brought him the patronage of Charles V, but in spite of his favor with the Emperor he was caught up in the persecution of Lutheran protestants and charged with heresy, fortunately without serious consequences. No doubt the fear of further persecution influenced his move in 1552 to Duisburg, where he continued the production of maps, globes and instruments. Mercator's sons and grandsons, were all cartographers and made their contributions in various ways to his atlas. Rumold, in particular, was responsible for the complete edition in 1595. The map plates were bought in 1604 by Jodocus Hondius who, with his sons, Jodocus II and Henricus, published enlarged editions which dominated the map market for the following twenty to thirty years.

MERCATOR,G./ HONDIUS,J. Northumbria, Cumberlandia et Dunelmensis Episcopatus. Amsterdam, 1606. Uncoloured. Paper slightly browned, as usual. A good and strong impression. 351 x 466 mm.
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120 €   

¤ A map of the most northern part of England. Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematician. The excellence of his work brought him the patronage of Charles V, but in spite of his favor with the Emperor he was caught up in the persecution of Lutheran protestants and charged with heresy, fortunately without serious consequences. No doubt the fear of further persecution influenced his move in 1552 to Duisburg, where he continued the production of maps, globes and instruments. Mercator's sons and grandsons, were all cartographers and made their contributions in various ways to his atlas. Rumold, in particular, was responsible for the complete edition in 1595. The map plates were bought in 1604 by Jodocus Hondius who, with his sons, Jodocus II and Henricus, published enlarged editions which dominated the map market for the following twenty to thirty years.

BLAEU, J. Insula Sacra; vulgo Holy Iland; et Farne Amsterdam, 1646. Limites et cartouche en col. ancien. Marge Inf. droite refaite. Infime rousseur dans la marge inf. Belle impression. 390 x 470 mm.
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250 €   

¤ Farne and Holy Islands off the coast of Northumberland. The Abbey, the Old Fort and the town are clearly marked. - German text edition.

SANSON, N./ MARIETTE, P. Anciens Royaumes de Mercie, et East Angles.. Paris, 1654-1659. Limites en col. ancien. Good and dark impression. Left and right hand margin cutt off into scale, due to its over-size. Very good. 363 x 581 mm.
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240 €   

¤ The standard map of Middle Eastern part of England with Chester, Leicester, Oxford, Cambridge, etc. in 17th century France. Engraved by A.Peyrouin. Nicolas Sanson was to bring about the rise of French cartography, although the fierce competition of the Dutch would last until the end of the century. His success was partly owing to the partnership with the publisher Pierre Mariette. In 1644 the latter had purchased the business of Melchior Tavernier, and helped Sanson with financial support in producing the maps. In 1657 Pierre Marriette died, however his son, also named Pierre, co-published "Les Cartes Générales de toutes les parties du Monde." the following year. It was the first folio French produced world atlas.

KIP,J. 16 plates of English castles and houses. Londres, 1708. uncoloured. A group of 16 plates, copper engravings in dark impressions and wide margins. Paper browned but can easily be washed. 335 x 430 mm.
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1750 €   

¤ 16 very finely engraved and detailed bird's-eye views of the great English country houses, showing the architecture, formal gardens, and the surrounding landscape. The plates showing; Henburg, Bradley, Badminton (2), Cleeve Hill, Kempsford, Coberly, Stoke Bishop, Miserden, Hampton, Clower=Wall, the Abby in Cirencester, Rendcomb, Toddington, Hales Abbey, Knole. From "The Nouveau Theater of Great Britain", celebrated for its survey of the country house in the early Georgian period, recording great Elizabethan and Baroque architecture in the series of plates drawn by Leonard Knyff and engraved by Johannes Kip. It was a period of great mercantile prosperity when many of the great country seats of England were restored and expanded. Leonard Knyff was a Dutch artist living in England, as was Johannes Kip, who was also an engraver and print dealer. According to the Grove Dictionary of Art, "The work for which Kip is best remembered is his large corpus of topographical engravings of country mansions, which were published first in 1708.