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Cosmotheore, Caelesti nostro Globo, Par; et plane Novus, Hic Terrestris Ut existeret; . . .

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE by Valk G. 1707
Cosmotheore, Caelesti nostro Globo, Par; et plane Novus, Hic ...
[Item number: 21384]

Price on request
LEO BELGICUS.

Very rare third state of Gerritsz lion.
Leo Belgicus by Hessel Gerritsz, published by Cornelis Janszoon. 1611
LEO BELGICUS.
[Item number: 28658]

Price on request
Typus octo longaru[m] naviu[m]. Anno M.VI.c.II ab Hispaniae rege missaru[m] ad Oceanum Belgicum infestandu[m]. quarum naviu[m] quatuor Angloru[m] atq³ Hollandoru[m] virtute conquassatae sunt et submersae: ceterae naufragio periere.

Very important naval print.
Defeat of Spanish galleys by an Anglo-Dutch naval force off the coast of Flanders, 3-4 Oct. 1602. by Willem Blaeu c. 1602
Typus octo longaru[m] naviu[m]. Anno M.VI.c.II ab Hispaniae rege ...
[Item number: 26804]

€40000  ($42800 / £34000)
Un Tour dans les Capitales du Monde. Jeu instructif.

Extremely rare
Playing cards of the capitals of the world
Un Tour dans les Capitales du Monde. Jeu instructif.
[Item number: 30802]  new

€8500  ($9095 / £7225)
America.

Rare!
Allegorical title page of America by Joan Blaeu, published by Reinier & Josua Ottens. 1725-50.
America.
[Item number: 28507]

€4500  ($4815 / £3825)
Expugnato civitatis S. Augustini in America sitae. / Franciscus Draco Carthagenam civitatem expugnat. / Quomodo Franciscus Draco, civitatem S. Dominico in Insula Hispaniola sitam expugnauerit./ Quomodo Dn. Franciscus Draco civitatem et insulam S. Iacobi expugnatam obtinuerit.

The earliest obtainable view of any city within the United States
Drake's raids against St. Augustine, Cartagena, Santo Domingo and Praia, Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Expugnato civitatis S. Augustini in America sitae. / Franciscus ...
[Item number: 30739]  new

€4400  ($4708 / £3740)
Al Molto Mag.co Sig. Gentile Carbonana da Gubio. Qui rappresento a V.S. brevemente il Successo della mirabile vittoria della armata di la S.ta Lega christiana contra la potentissima et orgogliosa di Sultan Di Vinegia l Anno 1572.

Important and rare print.
Battle of Lepanto (Greece), by Giovanni Francesco Camocio. c. 1575
Al Molto Mag.co Sig. Gentile Carbonana da Gubio. Qui rappresento ...
[Item number: 27633]

€3500  ($3745 / £2975)
Europa.

Rare Atlas Major title.
Title Page by Joan Blaeu. 1662
Europa.
[Item number: 29731]

€3200  ($3424 / £2720)
Africa.

Rare
Allegorical title page of Africa by Joan Blaeu, published by Reinier & Josua Ottens. 1725-50.
Africa.
[Item number: 28506]

€3000  ($3210 / £2550)
Costumes du Caucase

Rare series of lithographs by Gagarin c. 1850
Costumes du Caucase
[Item number: 30816]  new

€2400  ($2568 / £2040)
Petrus Manchossa tribus furibus iusticiam administrat.

Heightened in gold and silver
Pedro de Mendoza administers justice in the case of three thieves. Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Petrus Manchossa tribus furibus iusticiam administrat.
[Item number: 30712]  new

€2300  ($2461 / £1955)
Populorum qui hyberno tempore in arboribus rupibusque habitant, ceremoniae & ritus cum defunctis.

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How some peoples live in trees or high cliffs during the winter, with remarks on the ceremonies they hold for their dead. Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Populorum qui hyberno tempore in arboribus rupibusque habitant, ...
[Item number: 30716]  new

€2300  ($2461 / £1955)
Christiani ab indianis nefarie et fraudulenter trucidantur.

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The Spanish are treacherously killed by the Indians. Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Christiani ab indianis nefarie et fraudulenter trucidantur.
[Item number: 30709]  new

€2200  ($2354 / £1870)
Gualtherus Ralegh expugnata vivitate, hispanum Gubernatorem captiuum abducit.

Heightened in gold and silver
How Walter Raleigh conquered a city, and captured the Spanish governor. Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Gualtherus Ralegh expugnata vivitate, hispanum Gubernatorem ...
[Item number: 30715]  new

€2200  ($2354 / £1870)
Quid Dn. Francisco Draken non procul a rio de Platta acciderit.

Heightened in gold and silver
What happened to Francis Drake not far from the island of Rio de Plata, Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Quid Dn. Francisco Draken non procul a rio de Platta acciderit.
[Item number: 30737]  new

€2200  ($2354 / £1870)
Novus Atlas Sinensis a Martino Martinio Soc. Iesu Descriptus et Seren.mo Archiduci Leopoldo Guilielmo Austriaco Dedicatus.

For the China atlas by Martino Martini
Title page by Joan Blaeu. 1655
Novus Atlas Sinensis a Martino Martinio Soc. Iesu Descriptus et ...
[Item number: 29974]

€2000  ($2140 / £1700)
Currus Veliferi Illmi Mauritii Nassovii.

Simon Stevin 's sail-cart.
Prince Maurits' big sailing carriage, designed by Simon Stevin. 1649
Currus Veliferi Illmi Mauritii Nassovii.
[Item number: 29662]

€1700  ($1819 / £1445)
Voyagie, ofte Schip-Vaert, van Ian Huyghen van Linschoten

Title page of the first edition of Linschoten's Arctic voyages in search of the North-East Passage to China.
Linschoten's Voyagie, ofte Schip-Vaert Anno 1594 en[de] 1595. With inset of Yugor Strait. 1601
Voyagie, ofte Schip-Vaert, van Ian Huyghen van Linschoten
[Item number: 30292]

€1650  ($1765.5 / £1402.5)
De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas ofte Water-Werelt. Vertoonende in sigh alle de Zee-Kusten des Aardtryks, ...

Scarce. Heightened in gold
Johannes Van Keulen, sea atlas title page. 1693
De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas ofte Water-Werelt. ...
[Item number: 26447]

€1600  ($1712 / £1360)
Quomodo dn. Candisch in quadaminsula multos canes marinos varij generis invenerit.

Heightened in gold and silver
How Thomas Cavendish comes to an island where there are many strange seals. Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Quomodo dn. Candisch in quadaminsula multos canes marinos varij ...
[Item number: 30718]  new

€1600  ($1712 / £1360)
Geographia Blaviana.

The design is taken from Peter Paul Rubens
Joan Blaeu, 'Atlas Maior' title page. 1662
Geographia Blaviana.
[Item number: 26570]

€1450  ($1551.5 / £1232.5)
Irlande.

Ireland, eight geographical playing cards, designed by Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly and printed by Jean-Baptiste Mitoire. c. 1763
Irlande.
[Item number: 30327]

€1450  ($1551.5 / £1232.5)
Novus Atlas Sinensis a Martino Martinio Soc. Iesu Descriptus et Serenissimo Archiduci Leopoldo Guilielmo Austriaco Dedicatus.

Title page for Blaeu's atlas of China as part of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. 1655
Novus Atlas Sinensis a Martino Martinio Soc. Iesu Descriptus et ...
[Item number: 30153]

€1300  ($1391 / £1105)
Gualtherus Ralegh amicitiam contrahit cum Rege Arromaia.

Heightened in gold and silver
How Raleigh established friendly relations with the King of Arromaia. Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Gualtherus Ralegh amicitiam contrahit cum Rege Arromaia.
[Item number: 30711]  new

€1300  ($1391 / £1105)
Franciscus Draco cum in locum Quendam venis fet, a Rege istius regionis conuenitur.

Heightened in gold and silver
How Francis Drake arrives at a place where the king meets him, Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Franciscus Draco cum in locum Quendam venis fet, a Rege istius ...
[Item number: 30738]  new

€1200  ($1284 / £1020)
Germania Dania Swede Russia et Hongarien 1714. - Diversorum Authorum.

Exceptional nice old colour. Heightened in gold.
Joannes Janssonius, title page 1714
Germania Dania Swede Russia et Hongarien 1714. - Diversorum ...
[Item number: 30095]

€1100  ($1177 / £935)
Atlas Novus - Atlas-Nouveau Contenant toutes les parties du Monde &c.

Atlas title page, by Covens & Mortier. 1733
Atlas Novus - Atlas-Nouveau Contenant toutes les parties du ...
[Item number: 12544]

€1100  ($1177 / £935)
Asia.

Allegorical title page by Joan Blaeu, published by Reinier & Josua Ottens. 1725-50.
Asia.
[Item number: 28508]

€1000  ($1070 / £850)

Portrait of Abraham Ortelius, engraved by Filip Galle. 1579

[Item number: 23891]

€980  ($1048.6 / £833)
Pavillons de France. &c. - Franse Vlaggen. &c.

Nine flags of France, by Pieter (Pierre) Mortier. 1700
Pavillons de France. &c. - Franse Vlaggen. &c.
[Item number: 26707]

€900  ($963 / £765)
Pavillons d'Espagne. &c. - Spaanse Vlaggen. &c.

Eight flags of Spain and Portugal, by Pieter (Pierre) Mortier. 1700
Pavillons d'Espagne. &c. - Spaanse Vlaggen. &c.
[Item number: 26708]

€900  ($963 / £765)
Quomodo guiani avreas suas imagines fundere soleant.

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How the Guyanese make their golden statues. Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Quomodo guiani avreas suas imagines fundere soleant.
[Item number: 30677]  new

€900  ($963 / £765)
Decem Hispani ab Indianis opprimuntur, spoliantur & trucidantur.

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Concerning the 10 Spaniards who were attacked, beaten and robbed by the Indians. Great Voyages, De Bry. 1599
Decem Hispani ab Indianis opprimuntur, spoliantur & trucidantur.
[Item number: 30678]  new

€850  ($909.5 / £722.5)
Quidam indiani ducem candisch in itinere adoriuntur.

Heightened in gold and silver
What was delivered to Cavendish on his voyage by a number of Indians. Great Voyages, De Bry, 1599
Quidam indiani ducem candisch in itinere adoriuntur.
[Item number: 30707]  new

€850  ($909.5 / £722.5)
Nouveau Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas comprenant Les Tables et Descriptions de toutes les Regions de la Terre.

Allegorical atlas title page by Henricus Hondius. 1641
Nouveau Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas comprenant Les Tables ...
[Item number: 30116]

€800  ($856 / £680)
Atlas Minor Sive totius Orbis Terrarum contracta delinea...

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Allegorical atlas title page by Nicolaas Visscher II. 1683-1716
Atlas Minor Sive totius Orbis Terrarum contracta delinea...
[Item number: 28787]

€800  ($856 / £680)