Nice example of the second edition of Blaeu's signature map of the North Polar Regions, with several wonderful cartouches and decorative coat of arms. Blaeu's decorative map of the North Pole, including Arctic North America, Scandinavia, and northern...
Decorative map of the British Isles, showing the Saxon Kingdoms of Britain in the 5th to 6th Centuries. Jansson's Saxon Heptrarchy map is drawn directly from Joan Blaeu's map of the same title published in 1645, but can be readily distinguished from...
First State in Original Hand-Color. Fantastic etched view of Lucerne, Switzerland, by Wenceslaus Hollar, one of the best practitioners of the art in the 17th century. As is typical of his work, here Hollar elevates the depiction of Lucerne above what...
Fine early view of Bern, Switerlands, on the Aare River, engraved by Joseph Plep for Matthaus Merian the elder. The map shows a detailed treatment of the city, its main bridge and fortified walls at the west end of the town. Decorative cartouche shows...
Nice old color example of this important map of Lithuania at its grandest scale (incuding Poland, Ukraine and part of Russia), including a large inset of the Dniepr River, based upon Hessel Gerritsz's four sheet map of the same title. Hessel Gerritsz...
Fine old color example of Blaeu's map Greece, which appeared in Blaeu's Atlas Major. Includes large decorative cartouche and coat of arms.
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Nice example of the title page from a Volume of Blaeu's Atlas Novus, richly highlighted in Gold. Includes a stunning coat of arms. This is the most gold we have seen on a title page in several years.
