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Antique rare maps of European Islands





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1560 - [Sicily] Li Nomi Antichi e Moderni De l'Isola d'Sicila

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Rare and finely engraved early map of Sicily, published in Venice by the important Lafreri School mapmaker Ferrando Bertelli. Bertelli's map of Sicily is one of only a very few Lafreri School maps of Sicily. As with the other early maps of Sicily,...


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1576 - Sicilia

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Fine early map of the Island of Sicily, from Porcacchi's L'Isole Piu Famose Del Mondo… Finely engraved, with compass rose and decorative cartouche.


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1594 - Sicilia

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Decorative map of Sicily, with a portrait of King Philip of Spain and coat of arms. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, The map was engraved by Johannes Bussemacher and appeared in several Geographical works published by Quad and...


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1619 - Siciliae Regnum

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Nice old color example of the first state of Mercator's decorative map of Sicily. An example of the second state, with revised cartouche, can be seen here: /gallery/detail/31471sm


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1640 - Sicilia Regnum

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A gorgeous example of Blaeu's fine decorative map of Sicily, from his Atlas Novus. Blaeu's map is without doubt one of the most attractive of all 17th Century atlas maps of Sicily, with 2 ornate cartouches, large coat of arms, 4 sailing ships, sea...


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1640 - Sicilia Regnum

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Decorative antique engraved map of Sicily, including two large coats of arms, title cartouche, 3 sailing ships, and a sea monster. The map is based upon Willem Blaeu's map of Sicily and was published in Frankfurt in 1640 by Matthias Merian.


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1697 - Siciliae Antiquae Descriptio

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Striking map of Sicily, with a large decorative cartouche. Mt. Aetna can be seen in the midst of a volcanic eruption.


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1700 - La Sicile divisee en ses trois Provinces ou Valees scavoir Valle Di Demona, Valle Di Noto et Valle Di Mazara ...

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Fine Pierre Mortier edition of Jaillot's large decorative map of Sicily, showing the eruption of Mount Aetna both on the map and below the decorative title cartouche. The island is divided into 3 provinces including Valle Di Demona, Valle De Mazara...


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1702 - Isle et Royaume De Sicile . . . 1702

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Detailed map of Sicily, showing towns, roads, rivers, harbors and a host of other details. From De Fer's Atlas Curieux . . .


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1703 - Sicilia Antiqua

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Terrific map of Sicily and its neighboring islands, with ancient place names from antiquity. The map appeared in an early edition of Cellarius' Notitia Orbis Antiqui, Sive Geographia Plenior...et Novis Tabulis Geographicis, which was published in...


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1720 - Sicilia

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Decorative map of Ancient Sicily, with an inset showing Sicily's relationship to the coast of Africa. Vignette shows Mount Aetna erupting, with a work scene below.


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1747 - Regni & Insulae Siciliae Tabula geographica, ex Archetypo graniori in hoc compendium redata . . . Ao. 1747

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Fine detailed map of Sicily, published in Nuremberg by the heirs of J.B. Homann. Includes a coat of arms and an allegorical cartouche. Excellent detail in the interior of the map.


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1750 - Plan de la Ville de Syracuse . . .

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Interesting mid-18th Century plan of Syracuse in southeastern Sicily.


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1794 - The Island and Kingdom of Sicily, According to the best Observations, & Improved; from the Map, of the Baron de Schmettau.

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Old color example of this detailed map of Sicily by Robert Mylne, which appeared in Laurie & Whittle atlases in the 1790s. Mylne's map is a fine compilation of the most important cartographical sources of the time, including the maps of Austrian...