A dramatic antique engraving by Frans Hogenberg showing the troops of William of Orange battling with the citizens of Amsterdam, 23 November 1577. Captain Herman Helling is shown dead at the center of the fracas. This was an event during the Eighty...
Nice full color example of this early state of Oretlius' decorative map of Zeelandia, including ornate cartouche, sailing ships and Triton riding a sea monster and carrying the coat of arms of the province. From Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the...
Nice old color example of Braun & Hogenberg's map of Gouda. This is a bird's-eye view of the city from the south. In the foreground is the confluence of the Gouwe and the IJssel. Prominent features are the town hall (Stadthuys) and the Gothic...
Nice example of this scarce map of Groningen, published in Cologne. The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne School mapmakers, Johann Bussemacher and Matthias Quad. The Cologne School of cartography, was perhaps the only group of...
Nice example of this scarce map of Zeland in the Netherlands, published in Cologne. The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne School mapmakers, Johann Bussemacher and Matthias Quad. The Cologne School of cartography, was perhaps the...
Nice example of this scarce map of Holland, oriented with west at the top, published in Cologne. The map was engraved by Henreich Nagel. The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne School mapmakers, Johann Bussemacher and Matthias...
Nice example of this scarce map of Friesland, published in Cologne. The map is oriented with west at the top and extends to Drenth, Groeningen and part of Gelderland The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne School mapmakers,...
Nice example of this scarce map of Geldria, published in Cologne. The map is oriented with west at the top. The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne School mapmakers, Johann Bussemacher and Matthias Quad. The Cologne School of...
Rare early map of Zeeland, published by De Jode and engraved by Jan Van Doetecum. One of the earliest separate maps of Zeeland published in the Low Countries.
A nice full color example of Ortelius' map of Holland, drawn from Jacaob van Deventer's maps. The map is oriented with east at the top of the map. Elaborately embellished with a compass rose, sailing ships, coat of arms, etc. Nice dark impression and...
Rare 16th Century map of the region centered on Wesphalia, published by Zacharias Heyns in his rare Le Miroir du Monde, ou, Epitome du Theatre d'Abraham Ortelius, published in Amsterdam in 1598. Zacharias Heyns was the son of Peter Heyns, who wrote...
Old color example of the Low Countries set in an ornate decorative border, from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. Two cherubs hold an ornate banner cartouche aloft, with sailing ships and a sea monster. Koeman...
Striking regional map of the Low Countries from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. Includes a large cartouche, war ship and scale of miles.
Fine example of Jan Baptiste Vrients map of the Low Countries and environs, which first appeared in the 1608 edition of Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. The map is based upon a wall map of Philip Galle,...
Nice old color example of of Braun & Hogenberg's view of Ieperen.
A fine early map of the the Groningen region, which appeared in Petrus Kaerius's (Peter Van der Keere) Germaniae Inferior id est, XVII Provinciarum ejus novae et exactae Tabulae Geographicae, first published in Amsterdam in 1617. Van der Keere's atlas...
