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"Pomeraniae et rerum in ea memorabilium brevis descriptio E. Lubini" … "Nicolas Geilkerckius sculpsit"

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Six original sheets from the "Große Lubinsche Karte", the great wall map of the Duchy of Pomerania and one of the most splendid regional maps of the 17th century. Duke Philipp II of Pomerania-Stettin commissioned it from Eilhard Lubinus (Lübben), professor at the University of Rostock, who surveyed the whole duchy himself. The map was engraved in Amsterdam by Nicolaes Geilkercken on twelve copper plates. Assembled, they form a map of about 221 x 125 cm, with the Griffin dynasty's family tree, 49 town views and the coats of arms of 353 noble families. Only a few proof copies were printed in 1618, and they are virtually unobtainable. The plates were rediscovered in 1756 and reprinted in 1758, the edition in which the map is usually found today.

This group contains six of the twelve sheets: the two central sheets of the top row, with the title and the genealogy (sheets 2 and 3), and the complete bottom row, with the description of Pomerania and its town views (sheets 9 to 12).

Sheets 2 and 3: the title and the Griffin dynasty.

• The title: the great title runs across both sheets in a decorative frame.
• The family tree: below it, the family tree of the House of Griffin, the dukes of Pomerania, grows across the Baltic like a vine. It carries dozens of medallion portraits, from the earliest princes to the ducal family of Lubinus's own day, with dates of birth, marriages and burials. Among them is Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
• The coast: sheet 2 shows the island of Rügen with Arkona, Jasmund and Mönchgut. Sheet 3 has a large compass rose and the coast of eastern Pomerania around Stolp, Rügenwalde and Schlawe.
• Noble arms: along the top, a row of noble coats of arms "in alphabetical order, without prejudice to anyone".

Sheet 9: the description of Pomerania. Under the heading "Pomeraniae et rerum in ea memorabilium brevis descriptio E. Lubini", Lubinus's Latin account of the country begins. It is set in an architectural frame crowned by a river god and a sea nymph. Around it are views of Pasewalk, Ueckermünde, Greifenhagen (as a town plan), Damgarten, Richtenberg, Bahn (plan), Schlawe and a further town with a lettered key.

Sheet 10: the Oder. The map shows the Oder valley with Stettin, Damm, Gartz and Greifenhagen, the Dammscher See and Lake Madü, against the "Marchiae Pars" of Brandenburg. Beside the scale of miles, a surveyor works with compasses and instruments. The text describes Rügen, the bishopric of Cammin, the lordships of Lauenburg and Bütow, the climate, crops and the export of Pomeranian wool. Below are views of Zanow, Leba and Gartz.

Sheet 11: the engraver's signature. The map shows the country around Arnswalde and the Ihna river, with Geilkercken's signature "Nicolas Geilkerckius sculpsit" beside a putto, under a trophy of arms and musical instruments. The text describes the riches of Pomerania: fruit and wine, salt from Kolberg, amber from the coast, glassworks, bison, bears and wild horses, the falcons exported to France, England and Spain, and the famous fish of Lake Madü. Below are views of Damm (plan), Zachan and Jacobshagen.

Sheet 12: the lower right corner. A draped banner carries the arms of the Pomeranian lands above the history of Pomerania, from its conversion by St Otto of Bamberg to the Reformation and the founding of the University of Greifswald. It also gives a "Catalogus Urbium" listing the towns of the duchy and a "Catalogus Piscium" listing the fish of its waters. Around it are views of Cammin, Greifenberg, Rügenwalde, Saatzig, Bublitz, Körlin, Kolbatz and Friedrichswalde.

Every sheet is framed by bands of noble coats of arms with family names. A rare chance to own a substantial part of the most important early map of Pomerania, now divided between Germany and Poland.

Cartographer:   Eilhard Lubinus (1565 – 1621)

Engraver:             Nicolaes Geilkercken (c. 1585 – 1657)

Publisher:            Eilhard Lubinus

Leaf size:            64,0 x 52,0 cm (each sheet)
Year:                     1758 (plates engraved 1618)
Technique:         copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Six separate sheets with strong, dark impressions and wide margins; borders lightly outlined in yellow on two sheets. Light soiling and some spotting in the margins, a few marginal stains; sheet numbers in pencil in the upper right corners.
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A decorative carte-à-figures map of Germany and Central Europe from John Speed's "A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World", the first world atlas compiled by an Englishman. George Humble first published it in London in 1627, and its maps are dated 1626. This map carries Humble's imprint, "Are to be sold in pops-head Alley by G. Humble", which was used on the editions before the Bassett & Chiswell issue of 1676.

The map shows the Holy Roman Empire in the years of the Thirty Years' War. It reaches from the Low Countries, Lorraine and Switzerland in the west to Prussia, Poland and Hungary in the east, and from Holstein and "The East Sea" (the Baltic) south to northern Italy and Bosnia. It is densely filled with towns, rivers, forests and mountains, and has a compass rose in "The Ocean Sea". The title cartouche, topped by the crowned double-headed imperial eagle.

The decorative border is what makes Speed's maps so sought after. Eight oval bird's-eye views run along the top: Heidelberg, Frankfurt am Main, Vienna, Prague, Cologne, Nuremberg, Strasbourg and Augsburg. The side panels show ten figures in German costume: a nobleman and a gentlewoman, a merchant and his wife, Bohemian and Swiss men and women, and a countryman and a countrywoman.

Verso. The back carries English text, "The Description of Germany", with a woodcut headpiece and a decorative initial. Speed explains the name "Germany" and its legendary founder Tuisco, the rivers and products of the land, and credits the invention of gunpowder to "Bertholdus Swart a Franciscan". He describes the government of the Empire, the seven Electors and their duties at the coronation, and the Emperor's three crowns of silver, iron and gold. He then surveys 35 provinces, from Westphalia, "famous for Swine and excellent Bacon", and Münster with its Anabaptist "King of Sion", to Bohemia, Silesia, Pomerania and Austria.

The text was written during the Thirty Years' War. It recalls the fall of Prague, when the King and Queen of Bohemia (Frederick V and Elizabeth Stuart, the "Winter King" and "Winter Queen") had to flee to Silesia. It also praises Count Mansfeld, "who to this day wars upon the Emperours party, in the behalfe of the Illustrious Palatine, and his unparalleled Lady Elizabeth, Sister to his Royall Majesty of England".

This is one of the most decorative 17th-century maps of Germany, by Britain's best-known early mapmaker.

Cartographer:     John Speed (1551 – 1629)

Publisher:              George Humble
Sheet size:            56,5 x 43,8 cm
Year:                       1626
Technique:            copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Strong impression on watermarked paper; narrow upper margin and wide lower margin; centrefold as issued. Light toning and minor spotting, mainly in the margins and on the verso.
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Historically significant map documenting the theater of war during the French Revolutionary Wars of 1793, covering the vast region bounded by the river systems of the Rhine, Moselle, Meuse (Maas), Marne, Seine, and Scheldt. The map spans from Flanders and the Channel coast in the northwest, across Artois, Picardy, Champagne, and Lorraine, to the Rhineland, Alsace, Baden, and Württemberg in the east — encompassing the key military and political territories contested during the early years of the French Revolutionary campaigns, including the Austrian Netherlands, the Bishopric of Liège, Luxembourg, and the Palatinate.

Numerous towns are marked with small fortress/settlement symbols, and territorial boundaries are delicately outlined in hand-colored washes distinguishing the patchwork of contemporary states, bishoprics, and duchies. Two scale bars (Geographische Meilen and Französische Meilen) appear in the lower left.

The upper right corner bears an elaborate military trophy vignette — a pile of cannon, drums, flags, and halberds — beneath the title cartouche, reflecting the map's wartime subject matter. The imprint credits the design to Franz Ludwig Güssefeld, published in Nuremberg by the Homann Heirs ("Nürnberg bey d. Homann. Erben") under Imperial privilege, dated 1793.

Franz Ludwig Güssefeld was a highly influential Prussian cartographer, engineer, and surveyor renowned for creating exceptionally accurate regional and international maps.

Cartographer:   Franz Ludwig Güssefeld (1744 - 1808)

Sheet size:             65,5 x 53,6 cm

Year:                      1793

Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition. Contemporary coloring. Watermarked paper. A round collector's/dealer stamp reading "Bücherei Heinrich Kohl" appears in the upper right corner, indicating a former collection provenance.

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Very detailed map of East Prussia (Ostpreußen), covering the region from the Baltic coast and the Curonian Lagoon (Curische Haff) in the north down to the Polish border ("Polnische Grenze") in the south, and bordered to the east by Lithuania ("Littauische Grenze"). The map richly details the historic districts of Samland, Natangen, Memel, Bartenland, and Oberland, with hundreds of towns, villages, forests, and lakes named throughout, including Königsberg's surrounding territory, the Frisches Haff, and the Spirding See.

An inset map in the upper left corner, titled "Westpreussische Grenze," details the adjoining West Prussian border region in finer scale. The upper right corner features an elegant title cartouche in the form of a classical stone pedestal set among trees, with an open book, laurel branch, and quill resting at its base.

The map was designed by Franz Ludwig Güssefeld and published by the Nuremberg's publishing house Homann Erben in 1775.

Cartographer:  Franz Ludwig Güssefeld (1744-1807)

Sheet size:            63,8 x 54,9 cm

Year:                      1775

Technique:         copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Brownish watermarked paper.

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Rare and very detailed antique map of the Neumark (New March), the historical eastern territory of Brandenburg, newly drafted and divided according to its administrative districts (Kreise) by German cartographer Franz Ludwig Güssefeld. The map covers the region bordered by Hinterpommern (Farther Pomerania) to the north, Polen (Poland) to the east, Schlesien (Silesia) to the south, and the Uckermark/Mittelmark to the west, with the Oder and Warthe (Warthe Fl.) rivers clearly traced through the territory.

The nine constituent Kreise are individually hand-colored and identified by two-letter abbreviations (KK – Königsberg, SoK – Soldin, LK – Landsberg, FK – Friedeberg, AK – Arensvalde, DK – Dramburg, SK – Schiefelbein, StK – Sternberg, CrK – Crossen, ZK – Züllichau, SchK – Schwiebus), fully explained in an extensive legend ("Erläuterung der Zeichen und Buchstaben") in the upper left corner detailing town ranks, church types, mills, noble estates, and administrative seats.

The lower right features an elegant neoclassical title cartouche in the form of a stone altar/pedestal set beneath trees, bearing the imprint: published in Nuremberg by Weigel und Schneider, 1789, under Imperial privilege ("Mit Kayserl. allergnst. Privil."). A pair of scale bars (German/geographic miles and large miles) appears below the cartouche too.

Franz Ludwig Güssefeld was a highly influential Prussian cartographer, engineer, and surveyor renowned for creating exceptionally accurate regional and international maps.

Cartographer:   Franz Ludwig Güssefeld (1744 - 1808)

Sheet size:             65,5 x 53,6 cm

Year:                       1789

Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Very good, original condition. Contemporary outline coloring.

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Rare antique map of the Duchy of Pomerania along with adjacent regions spanning modern-day northeastern Germany and northwestern Poland, after Frederick de Wit map. It borders the Baltic Sea, labeled here in Latin as Mare Balticum and in Dutch/German variations as Vulgo De Oost Zee. Very decorative title cartouche.

The geographical layout was originally created and engraved by the Dutch cartographer Justus Danckerts in Amsterdam. Following the decline of the Danckerts firm, the Ottens brothers acquired their inventory of printing plates in 1726. They modified the cartouche at the top to display their own imprint—"Authore per R. & J. Ottens"—and sold it inside their own commercial atlase "Atlas Maior" published in Amsterdam.

Cartographer:   Renier Ottens (1698–1750) & Joshua Ottens (1704–1765)

Sheet size:             64,3 x 54,1 cm

Year:                     1726

Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Very good, original condition. Contemporary outline coloring.

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Very rare Ptolemaic map of European Sarmatia (Sarmatia Europae), a historical classical region covering modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Southern Russia. The map prominently features the Tauric Chersonese (Crimea Peninsula) pointing down into the Palus Maeotis (Sea of Azov) on the lower right. It features ancient mountain ranges like the Hyperborean and Riphean mountains drawn in a stylized, early Renaissance pictorial format.

Verso, on left side (Nona Evro) depicts the ancient Roman Balkans and Central-Eastern Europe. It clearly marks ancient provinces such as Dacia (modern Romania & Moldova), Iaziges Metanaste, Mysia Superior and Inferior (modern Serbia, Bulgaria), and Thracia. The right side (Pae Tabula) showing the Sicily island, Italy.

Silvano’s 1511 book is famous for being one of the earliest to utilize two-color printing (red ink for major regional names and black ink for local topography and smaller text labels).

Comes from the Bernardus Sylvanus book „Claudii Ptholemaei Alexandrini Liber Geographiae cum tabulis et universali figura et cum additione locorum quae a recentioribus reperta sunt diligenti cura emendatus et impressus.", published by Jacobus Pentius de Leucho in Venice, 1511.

Cartographer:     Bernardus Sylvanus (1465- 15..)
Sheet size:              53,0 x 42,0 cm
Year:                        1511
Technique:            woodcut
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Condition:
Good condition. The map professionally cleaned and margins restored. Lower margin extended.
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The engraving comes from Homann Heirs atlas “Atlas Novus Terrarum Orbis Imperia Regna et Status Exactis Tabulis Geographice Demonstrans...”, published in Nuremberg, 1737.

Publishing house:              Homann Heirs (1731-1848)
Sheet size:                              58,4 x 51,2 cm
Year:                                         1737
Technique:                             copper engraving

Condition:
Very good condition, contemporary hand coloring, watermarked paper.

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An early Sebastian Munster's woodcut town view of Augsburg, Bavaria region, Germany. The map depicts the city's fortified walls, rivers (including the Lech), churches, towers, two coat of arms: Augsburg and The Holy Roman Empire.

Map comes from the German edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder…”, published in 1553 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.

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Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:              39,7 x 31,8 cm
Year:                        1553
Technique:            woodcut

Condition:
Good, original condition. A few light water stains present. Watermarked paper.
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An early Sebastian Munster's woodcut town view of Speyer, Germany. The detailed panoramic view highlights the massive Speyer Cathedral (Dom) and the city skyline along the river. 

The map comes from the Latin edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographiae Uniuersalis Lib. VI., in quibus, iuxta certioris fidei scriptorum traditionem describuntur, Omnium habitabilis orbis partiu[m] situs … ”, published by Heinrich Petri in Basel, 1550.

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Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:              39,9 x 31,4 cm
Year:                        1550
Technique:            woodcut

Condition:
Good, original condition. Lightly water stained.

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An early Sebastian Munster's woodcut town view of Landau, Germany. Two coats of arms are visible above: on the left – the eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, on the right – the coat of arms of the city of Landau.

The map comes from the Latin edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographiae Uniuersalis Lib. VI., in quibus, iuxta certioris fidei scriptorum traditionem describuntur, Omnium habitabilis orbis partiu[m] situs … ”, by Heinrich Petri, Basel. Unknown edition published between 1554 - 1559.

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Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:              40,0 x 31,4 cm
Year:                       1554 - 1559
Technique:            woodcut

Condition:
Good, original condition.
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An early Sebastian Munster's woodcut town view of Frankfurt an der Oder, a city in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany. It highlights key landmarks of the medieval city along the Oder River. You can see small boats navigating the "Viadrus" (the Latin name for the Oder) and fishing weirs near the banks. A prominent covered bridge spans the river. In 1548, this was a vital piece of infrastructure for the city's famous trade fairs, which were second only to those in Leipzig.

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Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:              41,2 x 34,1 cm
Year:                        1574
Technique:            woodcut

Condition:
Very good, original condition.

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An early Sebastian Munster's woodcut town view of Nördlingen im Ries, Bavaria, Germany, showing its medieval fortifications, the prominent St. George's Church tower, and surrounding landscape. This is considered the oldest known pictorial document of the city of Nördlingen.

Map comes from the German edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder…”, published in 1574 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.

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Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:              41,0 x 34,1 cm
Year:                        1574
Technique:            woodcut

Condition:
Good, original condition.
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The engraving comes from by Michael Wening atlas “Historico-topographica descriptio. Das ist: Beschreibung, dess Churfürsten- und Hertzogthumbs Ober- und Nidern Bayrn, welches in vier Theil oder Rennt-Aembter, als Oberlands München und Burgkhausen, Underlands aber in Landshuet unnd Straubing abgetheilt ist [...]. Thail 1. München: bey Johann Lucas Straub, gem: lobl. Landtschafft Buchtruckern, anno M.DCCI.”, published by Johann Lucas Straub in München 1701. The work contains a total of 846 illustrations across four volumes, documenting cities, monasteries, and castles throughout Bavaria. Michael Wening works are highly valued by historians because those he created in loco (on-site) feature a high degree of precision, documenting buildings before later Baroque renovations.

Cartographer:     Michael Wening (1645-1718)
Sheet size:             39,5 x 30,0 cm
Year:                        1701
Technique:            copper engraving

Condition:
Very good condition. Watermarked paper.

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The engraving comes from by Michael Wening atlas “Historico-topographica descriptio. Das ist: Beschreibung, dess Churfürsten- und Hertzogthumbs Ober- und Nidern Bayrn, welches in vier Theil oder Rennt-Aembter, als Oberlands München und Burgkhausen, Underlands aber in Landshuet unnd Straubing abgetheilt ist [...]. Thail 1. München: bey Johann Lucas Straub, gem: lobl. Landtschafft Buchtruckern, anno M.DCCI.”, published by Johann Lucas Straub in München 1701. The work contains a total of 846 illustrations across four volumes, documenting cities, monasteries, and castles throughout Bavaria. Michael Wening works are highly valued by historians because those he created in loco (on-site) feature a high degree of precision, documenting buildings before later Baroque renovations.

Cartographer:     Michael Wening (1645-1718)
Sheet size:             39,5 x 30,0 cm
Year:                        1701
Technique:            copper engraving

Condition:
Very good condition. Watermarked paper.

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The engraving comes from by Michael Wening atlas “Historico-topographica descriptio. Das ist: Beschreibung, dess Churfürsten- und Hertzogthumbs Ober- und Nidern Bayrn, welches in vier Theil oder Rennt-Aembter, als Oberlands München und Burgkhausen, Underlands aber in Landshuet unnd Straubing abgetheilt ist [...]. Thail 1. München: bey Johann Lucas Straub, gem: lobl. Landtschafft Buchtruckern, anno M.DCCI.”, published by Johann Lucas Straub in München 1701. The work contains a total of 846 illustrations across four volumes, documenting cities, monasteries, and castles throughout Bavaria. Michael Wening works are highly valued by historians because those he created in loco (on-site) feature a high degree of precision, documenting buildings before later Baroque renovations.

Cartographer:     Michael Wening (1645-1718)
Sheet size:              75,2 x 30,0 cm
Year:                        1701
Technique:            copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Watermarked paper.

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The engraving comes from by Michael Wening atlas “Historico-topographica descriptio. Das ist: Beschreibung, dess Churfürsten- und Hertzogthumbs Ober- und Nidern Bayrn, welches in vier Theil oder Rennt-Aembter, als Oberlands München und Burgkhausen, Underlands aber in Landshuet unnd Straubing abgetheilt ist [...]. Thail 1. München: bey Johann Lucas Straub, gem: lobl. Landtschafft Buchtruckern, anno M.DCCI.”, published by Johann Lucas Straub in München 1701. The work contains a total of 846 illustrations across four volumes, documenting cities, monasteries, and castles throughout Bavaria. Michael Wening works are highly valued by historians because those he created in loco (on-site) feature a high degree of precision, documenting buildings before later Baroque renovations.

Cartographer:     Michael Wening (1645-1718)
Sheet size:              75,2 x 30,0 cm
Year:                        1701
Technique:            copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Watermarked paper.

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The engraving comes from by Michael Wening atlas “Historico-topographica descriptio. Das ist: Beschreibung, dess Churfürsten- und Hertzogthumbs Ober- und Nidern Bayrn, welches in vier Theil oder Rennt-Aembter, als Oberlands München und Burgkhausen, Underlands aber in Landshuet unnd Straubing abgetheilt ist [...]. Thail 1. München: bey Johann Lucas Straub, gem: lobl. Landtschafft Buchtruckern, anno M.DCCI.”, published by Johann Lucas Straub in München 1701. The work contains a total of 846 illustrations across four volumes, documenting cities, monasteries, and castles throughout Bavaria. Michael Wening works are highly valued by historians because those he created in loco (on-site) feature a high degree of precision, documenting buildings before later Baroque renovations.

Cartographer:     Michael Wening (1645-1718)
Sheet size:              75,3 x 30,0 cm
Year:                        1701
Technique:            copper engraving

Condition:
Very good condition. Watermarked paper.

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Description:

The oldest panoramic view of Würzburg, Germany, showing its fortified walls, numerous church spires, and the prominent Marienberg Fortress on the hill. Verso the woodcuts of  popes Gregory II (Gregorius secundus) and Gregory III (Gregorius tercius), part of the "Sixth Age of the World" (Sexta etas mundi) present. It also displays the city view of Ferrara, Italy. The woodcut comes from the Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle, printed by Koberger in 1493 in Nuremberg.  The Nuremberg Chronicles was the first printed history of the known world with about 2000 woodcuts the most picturesque work of the early time of printing. It became one of the most popular books of the 15th. century.

Latin edition.

Page number: CLX & CLIX

The Nuremberg Chronicles was the first printed history of the known world with about 2000 woodcuts the most picturesque work of the early time of printing. It became one of the most popular books of the 15th. century. The woodblock cutters were Michael Wolgemut, teacher of Albrecht Dürer and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. The printing was carried out under the supervision of the great scholar-printer Anton Koberger.

Cartographer:      Hartmann Schedel (1440 – 1514)
Sheet size:             60,8 x 44,5 cm
Year:                       1493
Technique:           wood block

Condition:
Good condition compare to the age of map. A few light water stains and small marginal splits present.

This is an original antique map published in 1493 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity

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Rare and decorative antique map covering the regions of Westphalia (Germany), the Netherlands (Belgii Foederati), and Belgium (Belgii Catholici), along with parts of the Upper Rhine. This map was part of a tri-lingual school atlas published for the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. It is notable for its involvement by Euler, who is widely considered one of the most prolific mathematicians in history.

Comes from Leonhard Euler's atlas, one of the first German atlases intended for use in schools "Geographischer Atlas bestehend in 44 Land-Charten worauf alle Theile des Erd-Creyses vorgestellet werden: Auf Befehl der Königl. Academie der Wissenschaften nach den bisher herausgekommenen besten Charten beschrieben und insbesondere zum Gebrauch der Jugend in den Schulen herausgegeben. Atlas Géographique représentant en XLIV Cartes toutes Les Régions De La Terre: gravé par ordre de l'Académie Royale des Sciences & belles lettres de Prusse d'aprés les meilleurs examplaires qui ayent paru jusqu'ici; destiné Principalement à l'usage des Ècoles", engraved by Nikolaus Friedrich Sauerbrey, published by Johann Michael Kunst in Berlin, 1783.

Cartographer:    Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
Sheet size:             45,0 x 37,8 cm
Year:                       1783
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition. Contemporary hand coloring. Watermarked paper.

This is an original antique map published in 1783 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

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Rare and decorative antique map covering the Prussian part of Germany, including the Circle of Franconia, half of Upper Saxony, the Kingdom of Bohemia, Czechia, the March of Lusatia, and the Duchy of Silesia, Poland. This map was part of a tri-lingual school atlas published for the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. It is notable for its involvement by Euler, who is widely considered one of the most prolific mathematicians in history.

Comes from Leonhard Euler's atlas, one of the first German atlases intended for use in schools "Geographischer Atlas bestehend in 44 Land-Charten worauf alle Theile des Erd-Creyses vorgestellet werden: Auf Befehl der Königl. Academie der Wissenschaften nach den bisher herausgekommenen besten Charten beschrieben und insbesondere zum Gebrauch der Jugend in den Schulen herausgegeben. Atlas Géographique représentant en XLIV Cartes toutes Les Régions De La Terre: gravé par ordre de l'Académie Royale des Sciences & belles lettres de Prusse d'aprés les meilleurs examplaires qui ayent paru jusqu'ici; destiné Principalement à l'usage des Ècoles", engraved by Nikolaus Friedrich Sauerbrey, published by Johann Michael Kunst in Berlin, 1783.

Cartographer:    Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
Sheet size:             45,0 x 37,8 cm
Year:                       1783
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition. Contemporary hand coloring. Watermarked paper.

This is an original antique map published in 1783 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

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Rare and decorative antique map covering the Bavarian and Austrian districts, including areas such as Tirol and Salzburg. It extends to show parts of modern-day Italy, Slovenia, Germany, and Czechia. This map was part of a tri-lingual school atlas published for the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. It is notable for its involvement by Euler, who is widely considered one of the most prolific mathematicians in history.

Comes from Leonhard Euler's atlas, one of the first German atlases intended for use in schools "Geographischer Atlas bestehend in 44 Land-Charten worauf alle Theile des Erd-Creyses vorgestellet werden: Auf Befehl der Königl. Academie der Wissenschaften nach den bisher herausgekommenen besten Charten beschrieben und insbesondere zum Gebrauch der Jugend in den Schulen herausgegeben. Atlas Géographique représentant en XLIV Cartes toutes Les Régions De La Terre: gravé par ordre de l'Académie Royale des Sciences & belles lettres de Prusse d'aprés les meilleurs examplaires qui ayent paru jusqu'ici; destiné Principalement à l'usage des Ècoles", engraved by Nikolaus Friedrich Sauerbrey, published by Johann Michael Kunst in Berlin, 1783.

Cartographer:    Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
Sheet size:             45,0 x 37,8 cm
Year:                       1783
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition. Contemporary hand coloring. Watermarked paper. Wrinkle in the middle fold.

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This is an original antique map published in 1783 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

The post 1783 – L. Euler – Austriaci et Bavarici appeared first on Antique Maps.

Rare and decorative antique map covering these regions:

• Swabia (Svevia), Germany: The pink-colored region on the right, representing the Swabian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire.
• Switzerland (Helvetia): The green-colored region at the bottom.
• Lorraine (Lotharingia), France: The yellow-shaded region on the left.
• Burgundy (Burgund), France: Also visible in the yellow-shaded area towards the center-left.

This map was part of a tri-lingual school atlas published for the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. It is notable for its involvement by Euler, who is widely considered one of the most prolific mathematicians in history.

Comes from Leonhard Euler's atlas, one of the first German atlases intended for use in schools "Geographischer Atlas bestehend in 44 Land-Charten worauf alle Theile des Erd-Creyses vorgestellet werden: Auf Befehl der Königl. Academie der Wissenschaften nach den bisher herausgekommenen besten Charten beschrieben und insbesondere zum Gebrauch der Jugend in den Schulen herausgegeben. Atlas Géographique représentant en XLIV Cartes toutes Les Régions De La Terre: gravé par ordre de l'Académie Royale des Sciences & belles lettres de Prusse d'aprés les meilleurs examplaires qui ayent paru jusqu'ici; destiné Principalement à l'usage des Ècoles", engraved by Nikolaus Friedrich Sauerbrey, published by Johann Michael Kunst in Berlin, 1783.

Cartographer:    Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
Sheet size:             45,0 x 37,8 cm
Year:                       1783
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition. Contemporary hand coloring. Watermarked paper.

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This is an original antique map published in 1783 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

The post 1783 – L. Euler – Sveviae Helvetiae Lotharingiae appeared first on Antique Maps.

Rare and decorative antique map of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany. This map was part of a tri-lingual school atlas published for the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. It is notable for its involvement by Euler, who is widely considered one of the most prolific mathematicians in history.

Comes from Leonhard Euler's atlas, one of the first German atlases intended for use in schools "Geographischer Atlas bestehend in 44 Land-Charten worauf alle Theile des Erd-Creyses vorgestellet werden: Auf Befehl der Königl. Academie der Wissenschaften nach den bisher herausgekommenen besten Charten beschrieben und insbesondere zum Gebrauch der Jugend in den Schulen herausgegeben. Atlas Géographique représentant en XLIV Cartes toutes Les Régions De La Terre: gravé par ordre de l'Académie Royale des Sciences & belles lettres de Prusse d'aprés les meilleurs examplaires qui ayent paru jusqu'ici; destiné Principalement à l'usage des Ècoles", engraved by Nikolaus Friedrich Sauerbrey, published by Johann Michael Kunst in Berlin, 1783.

Cartographer:    Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
Sheet size:             45,0 x 37,8 cm
Year:                       1783
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition. Contemporary hand coloring. Watermarked paper. Small lower marginal separation present.

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This is an original antique map published in 1783 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

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The engraving comes from the Nicolas de Fer atlas "Les Forces de l'Europe, ou Description des principales villes, avec leurs fortifications." engraved by Herman van Loon, published in Paris, 1693.

Cartographer:    Nicolas de Fer (1646 – 1720)
Sheet size:             34,0 x 29,7 cm
Year:                      1693
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition.​

This is an original antique map published in 1693 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity

The post 1693 – N. de Fer – Wismar appeared first on Antique Maps.

The engraving comes from the Nicolas de Fer atlas "Les Forces de l'Europe, ou Description des principales villes, avec leurs fortifications." engraved by Herman van Loon, published in Paris, 1693.

Cartographer:    Nicolas de Fer (1646 – 1720)
Sheet size:             34,0 x 29,7 cm
Year:                      1693
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition.​

This is an original antique map published in 1693 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity

The post 1693 – N. de Fer – Mont Royal appeared first on Antique Maps.

The engraving comes from the Nicolas de Fer atlas "Les Forces de l'Europe, ou Description des principales villes, avec leurs fortifications." engraved by Herman van Loon, published in Paris, 1693.

Cartographer:    Nicolas de Fer (1646 – 1720)
Sheet size:             34,0 x 29,7 cm
Year:                      1693
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition.​

This is an original antique map published in 1693 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity

The post 1693 – N. de Fer – Mayence appeared first on Antique Maps.

The engraving comes from the Nicolas de Fer atlas "Les Forces de l'Europe, ou Description des principales villes, avec leurs fortifications." engraved by Herman van Loon, published in Paris, 1693.

Cartographer:    Nicolas de Fer (1646 – 1720)
Sheet size:             34,0 x 29,7 cm
Year:                      1693
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition.​

This is an original antique map published in 1693 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity

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Very rare, Sebastian Münster’s Italian edition, panoramic view of Koblenz, Germany.

Map comes from the Italian edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographia Universale, nella quale secondo che n'hanno parlato ipiu veraci Scrittori, son designati i siti di tutti gli paësi...”, published by Eredi di Arnoldo Byrckmann in Cologne, 1575.

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Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:              37,7 x 30,5 cm
Year:                        1575
Technique:            woodcut

Condition:
Good, original condition. Narrow left margin.

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This is an original antique map published in 1575 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity

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An early Sebastian Munster's woodcut town view of Lüneburg, Germany.

Map comes from the Latin edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmography, titled “Cosmographiae Universalis libri sex: authore Sebastiano Munstero…”, published in 1572 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.

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Cartographer:      Sebastian Munster​ (1488 – 1552)
Sheet size:              39,0 x 30,3 cm
Year:                        1572
Technique:            woodcut

Condition:
Good, original condition. Wormhole in the center of map.
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This is an original antique map published in 1572 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity

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