MERCATOR,G./ HONDIUS,J. Nova Africae Tabula. Amsterdam, 1630. In original colours. A good and strong impression. centerfold strengthened. With some later colour addition. 373 x 501 mm.
Inquire about item N° 14974.

2100 €   

¤ An attractive map of the continent, added by Hondius when he took over publication of Mercator's Atlas. Although it is based on Mercator's map, Hondius improved the outline of Madagascar, and named Cape False and Saldanha Bay.
Richly ornamented map of the continent. Decorative title cartouche surrounded by a wreath and topped with an animal head. There are five ships under full sail. Flying fish and various sea monsters decorate the sea. Elephants and dromedary occupy the interior. 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 favour 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. - Tooley, Africa p.54.

BLAEU,W. Africae nova descriptio. Amsterdam, 1645. Col. ancien. In very attractive colours, heightened with gold. Very good and dark impression. Very good throughout. German text on verso. 410 x 553 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12318.

6000 €   

¤ Much of the geographical information is still based on the Ptolemaic maps, with the Nile shown with its source in the Lakes Zaire and Zaflan. Also included are various other mythical lakes and rivers including the famous Lake Sachaf of Laurent Fries. Only coastal towns are named on the Cape, with the printing covering much of the Unknown territory. Decorated with elephants, lions, ostriches etc. on the land areas, and ships and sea monsters on the sea. With columns on either side depicting ten views of the native manner of dress and nine city and town plans above.

ORTELIUS, A. Barbariae et Biledulgerid, nova descriptio. Anvers, 1598. Beau col. Texte français. 326 x 496 mm.
Inquire about item N° 60032.

650 €   

¤ North-West Africa. Koeman speculated: "In view of the important trading relationship between Antwerp and Africa, it is not impossible that the original was a manuscript map of Portuguese or Venetian origin. In this map, Ortelius gives a number of details found on no other printed map of the period". - Van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas maps, 176.

BRAUN, G. / HOGENBERG, F. ALGERII Sarace norum urbis fortissimae. Cologne, 1580. Beau col. Texte français. Infimes rousseurs. 345 x 490 mm.
Inquire about item N° 60408.

600 €   

¤ An attractive plan of the Alger, including a numbered key legend in the lower part. From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun gathered together vast amounts of information and draft plans to produce over 500 city views/maps published in six parts between 1572 and 1617.

ROUX,J. [73] Barbarie. Oran.. Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 130 x 200 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12845.

50 €   

¤ Charming chart of the harbour of the town of Oran in Algeria. 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. [70] Tunis. Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 127 x 200 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12842.

50 €   

¤ Charming chart of the coasts near the town of Tunis. 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.

AVELINE,P. / CREPY Tanger. Paris, 1690-1720. Some minor marginal waterstaining. Good condition. 194 x 308 mm.
Inquire about item N° 13114.

300 €   

¤ A very RARE panoramic view of the city of Tangier. Engraved by Pierre Aveline (Paris, c.1656 - 23 May 1722). He was also a print-publisher and print-seller. He probably trained with Adam Pérelle and, like him, specialized in topographical representations. He engraved in suites many views of Paris and of provincial, European and African cities, mixing etching and burin. In 1685 he obtained a royal license for ten years, authorizing him to reproduce 'le profil des maisons royales'. Among the 412 items that comprise his oeuvre, there are only two portraits and two prints of historical subjects. The print carries the "privilege du Roy". With the publishers address of "Crepy". Etienne Louis Crepy (c.1700-1759) was active as an engraver and publisher active at rue St.Jacques a StPierre in Paris. He was specializing in maps and geographical prints. In 1731 he acquired the stock of copper plates of topographical content from his father Jean Crepy. Collectors item!. - Thieme-B. II, 273 (Aveline)

ROUX,J. [75] Barbarie.. Mamora.. Salee Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 130 x 200 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12905.

50 €   

¤ Charming chart of including the harbours of Mamora, Salee, etc. 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.

BRAUN, G. / HOGENBERG, F. Cairus, quae olim Babylon, … Cologne, 1590. Col. Habilement restauré le long du pli central. 335 x 485 mm.
Inquire about item N° 60659.

800 €   

¤ Contemporaneous bird's-eye view of the city and surroundings showing the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Egypt had fallen to the Turks during the reign of Selim I at the beginning of the 16th century and this fine rather stylised pictorial plan shows the capital Cairo during early Ottoman rule. Behind a foreground group of travellers and horsemen, the sweeping line of River Nile with the City and its environs beyond. The map includes representations of the famous Pyramids and Sphinx at Gaza to the right, as well as illustrations of crocodiles in the Nile River.

LOTTER,C. Le cours entier du grand et Fameux Nil.. Augsbourg, 1760. In original colours. In attractive full colours. A good and dark impression. Mint. 483 x 598 mm.
Inquire about item N° 5814.

750 €   

¤ Scarce. A splendid map of ancient Egypt. West is at the top and the Nile bisects Egypt. A inset shows "modern Egypt" to good detail. With the Red Sea and part of the Arabian Peninsular. Fine cartouche and detail with Pyramids, Nile waterfalls, etc. With tracks from Dereira to Jerusalem and All Zark in Arabia.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Beyt El-Emyr. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Lithography on tinted grounds. A fine copy. 505 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61326.

120 €   

¤ Lithograph by Mouilleron representing a young woman looking over a beautiful moucharabieh. 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.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Beyt El-Emyr. Porte Extérieure du Harem. (XVIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Faint marginal foxing in lower right corner, hardly noticeable. A fine copy. Very good condition. 495 x 330 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61787.

150 €   

¤ Lithograph by Mouilleron representing a woman in a long white hijab speaking with the guardian of a harem, in front of its entrance. 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 traveled 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 & daguerreotypes & 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 organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Faïences murales du Tekyeh des Derwiches. Paris, 1877. In original colours. Colour-lithography on tinted grounds. In very good condition. 520 x 327 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61314.

60 €   

¤ Beautiful lithograph by Lemoine. 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.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Lampe du Tombeau du Soultan Beybars II. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Some brown spotting. In good condition. 475 x 320 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61310.

30 €   

¤ Heliogravure 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.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Maison Appelée : Beyt El-Emir. Façade du Maqâad ou Iwan sur la Cour. (XVIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Some light brown foxing. Else very good condition. 500 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61796.

150 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Sorrieu & Mouilleron, representing architectural details of a house, namely the iwan's facade on the courtyard. 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 and 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 traveled 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, and most importantly Egypt and 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, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Minaret de la Mosquée El-Beybarsyeh. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Beau col. ancien. Faint marginal foxing on the right side. In very good condition. 485 x 318 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61801.

200 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Asselineau, showing architectural details of the minaret of El-Beybarsyeh mosque in Cairo. 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 traveled 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 & daguerreotypes & 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 organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Monument Sépulcral près de Kymân El-Gyouchy. (XVIIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Some light brown foxing. Else very good condition. 360 x 478 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61797.

250 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Asselineau, representing a mausoleum. 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 and 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 traveled 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, and most importantly Egypt and 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, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée d'Ahmed-Ibn-Touloun. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Some very minor marginal discolouration. Lithography on tinted grounds. In very good condition. 495 x 302 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61311.

30 €   

¤ Lithographied by Mathieu. Showing architectural parts of the Mosque of the founder of the Toulounid Dynasty. 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.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée de Mohammed Ben Qalaoûn. Details du Minaret Partie Inférieure. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Close to excellent condition. 500 x 260 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61788.

100 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Asselineau, showing architectural details of the minaret of Qalaoûn's mosque in Cairo. 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 traveled 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 & daguerreotypes & 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 organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée de Mohammed Ben Qalaoûn. Vue du Mihrab. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Some light brown spotting. Else very good condition. 500 x 321 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61786.

250 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Sorrieu, representing the Mihrab inside Sultan Qalaoûn's mosque in Cairo. 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 traveled 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 & daguerreotypes & 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 organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée d'El-Bordeyny. Intérieur de la Salle Principale. (XVIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Beau col. ancien. Colour-lithography on tinted grounds. Faint marginal foxing on the left side, hardly noticeable. In very good condition. 500 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61799.

200 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by G. Sanier, showing the main room of El-Bordeyny's mosque. 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 traveled 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 & daguerreotypes & 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 organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée d'El-Daher. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Some water staining in the upper and lower right corners. A good impression.. 480 x 295 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61309.

30 €   

¤ Lithographied by Jules Penel. 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.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée du Soultan Haçen. Grande Porte. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Faint marginal foxing, hardly noticeable. Else very good condition. 495 x 320 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61800.

200 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by B. Schmidt, showing the imposing entrance of Sultan Haçen's mosque. 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 traveled 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 & daguerreotypes & 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 organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée et Tombeau d'El-Ghoury. (XVIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Faint marginal foxing on the right part. A few light brown spots, hardly noticeable. Else very good condition. 445 x 280 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61798.

250 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Fichot, showing the mosque and the tomb of El-Ghoury. 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 traveled 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 & daguerreotypes & 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 organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée sépulcrale de Qaytbay. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Lithography on tinted grounds. A fine copy. 500 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61328.

200 €   

¤ Lithograph by Bernard Schmidt. The mosque contained a madrasa together with the founder's mausoleum. To the right of the portal is a stone minaret, carved with stars in high relief. Rising from the structure on the southeast side is a small but magnificent mausoleum dome. Its surface is adorned with a carved straight-lined star pattern superimposed on another carved network of undulating arabesques.
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.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée sépulcrale de Soultan Barqouq. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. A good impression. 500 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61312.

30 €   

¤ Engraved by Jules Penel. 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.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée sépulcrale de Soultan Barqouq. Porte du Tombeau. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Marginal water stains attaining the right corners of the lithographed area. Else very good conditions. 500 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61785.

250 €   

¤ Lithograph by Philippe Benoist. Representing a religious reading the Qoran inside Sultan Barqouq's mosque. 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 traveled 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 & daguerreotypes & 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 organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Petit tapis velouté. Paris, 1877. In original colours. Colour-lithography on tinted grounds. In very good condition. 510 x 235 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61315.

60 €   

¤ Beautiful lithograph by Lemoine. 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.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Porte du Palais du Soultan Beybars. (XIIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Very good condition. 490 x 327 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61790.

150 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Ch. Fichot, showing the walled-up entrance of Sultan Beybars' palace. 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 and 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 traveled 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, and most importantly Egypt and 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, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Porte d'une Maison Rue Chérawy. Au Kaire. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Very good condition. 495 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61789.

200 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Sorrieu, showing the entrance of a house in Cairo. 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 and 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 traveled 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, and most importantly Egypt and 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, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Principale Porte de la Citadelle. Bâb El-A'Zab. (XIIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Beau col. ancien. Faint marginal foxing on the right side. In very good condition. 325 x 403 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61802.

n €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Monthelier & Bayot, showing the main entrance of a stronghold. 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 traveled 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 & daguerreotypes & 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 organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Tekieh Cheikh Haçen Sadaka. Grande Fenêtre du Dôme (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Some faint marginal foxing. Else very good condition. 495 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61794.

200 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Sorrieu, representing architectural details of a window under a dome. 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 and 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 traveled 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, and most importantly Egypt and 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, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Tombeau Attribué à Mahmoud Djanum. (XVIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Some light brown foxing. Else very good condition. 335 x 460 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61793.

200 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Sorrieu, representing Mahmud Djanum's mausoleum. 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 and 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 traveled 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, and most importantly Egypt and 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, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Tombeau de Soultan Qalaoûn. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Lithography on tinted grounds. A fine copy. 490 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61327.

180 €   

¤ Lithograph by Bernard Schmidt representing the tomb of sultan Ibn Qalaoun, founder of the mamluk dynasty during the 13th century. The tomb has some rich stained glass and stucco work. 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.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Tombeau du Soultan Tarabey. (XVIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Light marginal foxing in lower part. Some brown spotting. Else very good condition. 335 x 460 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61792.

250 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Ch. Fichot, representing Sultan Tarabey's mausoleum. 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 and 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 traveled 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, and most importantly Egypt and 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, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Tombeau d'un Emir. (XIIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Close to excellent condition. 490 x 320 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61791.

150 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Ch. Fichot, showing the walled-up entrance door of Sultan Beybars' palace. 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 and 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 traveled 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, and most importantly Egypt and 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, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

GOOS,P. Caarte voor.. Canarise Eylanden als Canaria, Tenerifa.. Amsterdam, 1666. Coloured. On double-ply paper as issued. Paper very mildly age-toned, as usual. A good and dark impression. 422 x 524 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12106.

1250 €   

¤ Very rare chart of the Canaries. Showing Palma, Ferro, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Forte Ventura, Lancerota. In upper right hand corner inset of harbour of Lancerota. Pieter Goos (ca. 1616-1675) was one of the most important cartographer, engraver, publisher and print seller of Amsterdam. His widow continued business at her husband's death. She re-issued 'Nieuwe Groote Zee-Spiegel" in 1676.

MORTIER, P. Carte particuliere de L'Isle Dauphine ou Madagascar. Amsterdam, 1720. In strong original colours. In mint condition. Compass-rose and town spots heightened with gold. 562 x 851 mm.
Inquire about item N° 3087.

1800 €   

¤ An impressive large sheet map of the island of Madagascar. Numerous place names, soundings and sand banks are shown round the island and the regions are defined in original body colour. East to the top. Including the islands of "I. De Bourbon", "Santa Apolonia", "I. De Ioan de Lisboa" and "Isles de Comorre". In lower left hand corner inset map of Bay St.Augustin. In lower left corner inset map of Bay St.Augustin. The regions are defined in original body colour. From Mortier's "Neptune François", one of the most spectacular cartographical works ever produced. According to Koeman: "...the most expensive sea-atlas ever published in Amsterdam ... Its charts are larger and more lavishly decorated than those of any preceding book of this kind.
For the engraving and etching Mortier had recruited the most qualified artists. This magnificent work was intended more as a show piece than something to be used by pilots at sea." The most beautiful charts in the atlas were those in part two, by the celebrated artist, Romeyn de Hooghe. Campbell says that when "found in the full colouring characteristic of their time, they are among the most magnificent of any age." This is a particularly beautiful example, with the full original colour praised by Campbell, and further illuminated with a liberal application of gold-leaf.

GOOS,P Pascaerte van 't Westelyckste Deel van Oost Indien, van C.. Amsterdam, 1666. Coloured. On double-ply paper as issued. Paper very mildly age-toned, as usual. A good and dark impression. 443 x 539 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12087.

3000 €   

¤ An eye-catching chart of the western part of the Indian Ocean and its adjacent coasts of East Africa, Arabia with the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, Iran, Pakistan and western India. Pieter Goos (ca. 1616-1675) was one of the most important cartographer, engraver, publisher and print seller of Amsterdam. His widow continued business at her husband's death. She re-issued 'Nieuwe Groote Zee-Spiegel" in 1676.

BLAEU, G. Aethiopia inferior, vel exterior. Amsterdam, 1645. Beau col. ancien. A fine copy in attractive colours. Very slight waterstaining in upper margin hardly affecting the engraved area. 378 x 496 mm.
Inquire about item N° 6729.

1050 €   

¤ The standard map of South Africa throughout the 17th century. The lake out of which the 'Zambere' -the Zambesi- flows is probably based on reports of Lake Ngami, undiscovered until 1849. Then 20 miles long, it is today only marshland.
Some minor browning outer part margin. French text on verso. - Tooley: Africa p.29.