"Rhaetia, Vindelicia et Noricum"

Rare copper engraving map by Joshua Archer (1792-1863)
Published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1847.
Very attractive original hand coloring. Historical names (Latin-Celtic) of places and peoples.
The upper outline of the map is the Danube River. On the upper right is Vienna.
In the lower left is Lake Como, In the lower right is Aquilea and a tiny bit of the Adriatic Sea.

Light natural age toning in margins, especiall right margin edge.

Map image: 9 x 14 cm ( 3.5 x 4.5")

$ 220.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND255190

"Deutschland im 18. Jahrhundert ( 1786 )"

Map published 1896 shows the various divisions of the country through royalty and politics as it was in 1786.
In the lower left are inset of Thorgau and Zornsdorf. In the lower right are insets of Leuthen, Rossbach and Kunersdorf.

Vertical centerfold.

22 x 29 cm ( 8.6 x 11.4 ")

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND24872ßSOLD

ãSaxoniae Tractus Ducatem Magdeburgensem cum suo Circulo Salico..."

Original hand-colored map by Johann Baptist Homann-Sohn ( Heirs)

Nürnberg, ca. 1750

In the upper left is a detailed view of Magdeburg. The cartouche is very decorative with two coats-of-arms.

Printed on strong paper of the time. Vertical centerfold. On the reverse side is the title written in ink in beautiful handwriting of the time.

From the left side is the horizontal fold partially reinforced. Hardly visible.

47 x 54 cm (18.5 x 21.2 ")

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND237742SOLD

"Germania"

Copper etching by Gerard de Kremer = Mercator (1512-1594)

Color: Original hand coloring. Verso: Text in French.

First published in Mercator's Atlas by Mercator's son Rumold in 1595, one year after Mercator's death. After Rumold's death in 1599 the plates were sold to Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), who used them for publication of the so-called Mercator-Hondius atlas. It's first edition was in 1607 (Latin edition)

This map of Germany was published in the French edition in Amsterdam, 1633

Light general age toning. Minor traces of age and use. Crease parallel to centerfold.
Repair on lower centerfold on the reverse side. Crease on right side of map.

35,5 x 48,5 cm (ca. 14 x 19")

$ 320.00

Order Nr. GERMANY243181

Here is a detail of the map. Landeshut is not underlined on the map. This was put on the scan for a customer.

"Bailliages d'Altenburg et de Ronneburg de Saxe Gotha"

Altenburg and Ronneburg in Thuringia, formerly belonging to the Duchy of Sachsen-Altenburg-Gotha

A Bailliage  was, in the French Ancien Regime, a political geographical area, in which a high officer was entrusted by a Duke, a Count or similar with the care-taking of all questions concerning the administration. Here: Altenburg, Thuringia = pink and Ronneburg, Thuringia = Yellow.

Hand-colored copper etching of the geographical area Borna, Saxonia, in the north, Penig, Saxonia, in the east, Weyda in the south and Gerau in the west.

Publisher Georges Louis le Rouge (1712-1780)

Paris, 1758

Very good condition.

20,4 x 27,2 cm (ca. 8 x 10.7")

$ 140.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND253369

"Deutschland und Benachbarte Laender zur Uebersicht der Eisenbahnen und Dampfschiffahrten"

Detailed steel engraving map by H. Eberhardt, 1871. Hand outline coloring.

Map has a vertical centerfold. Very minor signs of age and use in margins.

Map image: 33 x 40 cm ( 12.9 x 15.7")

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND253028SOLD

Rhenoberca obsessa et capta Armis Ordinum Belgicae Foederatae...1601

Anonymous copper etching. Published by Johann Blaeu in Amsterdam (1663-1665). This one with original hand coloring by Anna Beek. Published as unicum in the sense that Anna Beek hand-colored this print herself and published it in the famous Anna-Beek-Collection. The Hague, 1705

Shows Rheinberg on the river Rhine in 1601 when it was sieged during the Spanish Netherland War between 1592 and 1617 by Moritz von Oranien.

Excellent hand coloring. Very minor traces of age and use. Near excellent condition! Since there is only one such print with Anna Beek's hand coloring, it has museum quality and significance.

44.5 x 55 cm (17.5 x 21.7")

$ 440.00

Order Nr. NORTHRHINEWESTPHALIA 05480

"Sued-West Deutschland und Schweiz"

Steel engraving by H. Eberhardt und Wilh. Weiler for Stieler. Dated 1871.
Some original outline coloring.

Very detailed map with Luzern in the center. In the upper left is Chatel, Eseles and Darney in France. In the upper right the map extends as far as Ziementshausen and Krumbach in Swabia. Annecy and Albens are in the lower right corner. In the lower right corner is the northwestern corner of Lombardia with Bagotino and Pisogne in the corner area.

Map has minor spotting in lower margin. Small repair in lower margin on centerfold.

33 x 40 cm ( 12.9 x 15.7 ")

$ 65.00

Order Nr. SWISSMAP238243

"Comitatus Glatz"

East-oriented copper etching by Jonas Scultetus. Original hand coloring

Publisher: Blaeu. Amsterdam, ca. 1650

Condition: Minimal traces of age and use in margins. Otherwise very good. Reverse side has explanatory text in German

Map image: 41.5 x 51.2 cm (16.3 x 20.1 ")

$ 600.00

Order Nr. POLAND237838

"Deutschland nach seinen Territorien in Mittelalter....."

Wood engraving by Wilhelm Puetz, 1896. Map has folds to fit original book size.
Small repaired tear on lower margin.

24.5 x 30.5 cm ( 9.6 x 12 ")

$ 30.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND245803

"Die Pfalz oder Rhein Bayern 1859"

Steel engraving by C. Radefeld with original borderline hand coloring.

Publisher: Bibliographisches Institut

Hildburghausen, 1859

Center of map is Kaiserslautern

Rheinpfalz, actually far from what is Bavaria in our time, belonged politically to Bavaria at the time when this map was printed.

MargIn edges a bit brown. Otherwise fine.

20,4 x 27 cm (ca. 8 x 10.6")

$ 55.00

Order Nr.DEUTSCHLAND253368

"Cercles des Haute et Basse Saxe, divises en toutes leurs Principautes et Provinces, tant Seculieres qu'Ecclésiastiques"

Upper and Lower Saxony in Germany

Very handsomely hand-colored copper etching by Louis Charles Desnos (1725-1805)

Published in "Globes & Sheres"

Paris, dated 1766

Map has decorative bordure with the Royal French cote of arms: Three Fleurs de lys below Royal Crown.
Foxing in upper margin. Creasing in right margin..

Edges of margins browned.

27,5 x 31 cm (ca. 10.8 x 12.2")

$ 95.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND253370

"Cercle de Franconie suivant les Nouvelles Obeservations É"

Copper engraving by Pierre ( Petrus ) van der Aa in Leiden, ca 1725. Original hand coloring.

This map was published in a small edition which makes it quite rare.

Bamberg is in the center of the map. In the lower center is Pappenheim and in the upper left is Fulda.

The map has overall age tony and some spotting in the margins. The lower margin has been cut.

Size of map including the border: 26 x 38.2 cm ( 10.2 x 15 ")

$ 175.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND243627

"K.W. Oberamt Oberndorf herausgegeben von dem K. statistisch topographischen Bureau 1868."

Lithograph after G.F. Krauss in Stuttgart 1870. Some light green outline color.

Map has vertical and horizontal folds to fit original book size. In the lower eft margin is a small repaired tear.

Image with title: 39.7 x 37.5 cm ( 15.6 x 14.7 ")

$ 65.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND243790

"Marchionatus Onoldini Comitatus Oettingensis Praepostiturae Elevacensis et

Pappenheimensis DynastiarumÉ"

Hand-colored copper engraving map by Tobias Conrad Lotter after Albrecht Carl Seutter.

Published in Augsburg ca 1760.

The cartouche is a baroque masterpiece

Very detailed map of a small geographical area.

The map has several vertical and horizontal folds that are hardly visible.

Their are some repairs that are visible on the reverse side but not showing on the front side.

57.5 x 49.cm ( 22.6 x 10.2 ")

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND243626SOLD

"Delineatio Nordgoviae Veteris prout ejus facies Seculo XI. & XIIÉ"

Copper engraving by Johamm Heinrich von Falkenstein.

Published in Nuremberg 1733 by Homann Heirs.

Very fine map in excellent original hand coloring.

Except for small worm holes in lowe margin, the map is in excellent condition.

The inset shows the Fossa Carolina that was built in 793 between Rezat and Altkuhl.

Most towns have Latinized names.

. 46 x 55 cm ( 18.1 x 21.6 ")

$ 320.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND243628

"Germanie Ancienne"

Map shows the early regions of Germany with their very old Celtic and Latin names.

Steel engraving by Th. Ducotenoy, 1838. Vertical folds to fit original book size.

18 x 22.5 cm ( 7 x 8.8 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND243195

"Deutschland 1815 bis 1860. Italien 1815 bis zur Gegenwart"

The political situation of Germany is shown in the time from 1815 to 1866. Below the map are very detailed insets
of Leipzig and war area of Waterloo. On the right side is a map of italy that shows its regions in 1815.
Below the map of Italy is a map of Europe and the Osman Empire.

Map was published in 1896. Vertical centerfold.

22.5 x 29 cm ( 8.8 x 11.4 ")

$ 60.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND248723

"Holsatia"

Original handsomely hand-colored copper etching

Published in the "pocket atlas"

Published by Hondius after Mercator

Amsterdam, 1609

On the reverse side is text in Latin about Holstein.

Beautiful map of the northernmost province of Germany. Lower margin has well repaired cut out.
Light natural age toning.

13,5 x 18,4 cm (ca. 5.3 x 7.2")

Order Nr.DEUTSCHLAND253364SOLD

"Clivia - Cleve et Muers"

Herzogtum (Dutchy of) Cleve and Grafschaft (County of) Moers

Hand-colored copper etching

Published in the pocket atlas

Publisher Janssonius based on Mercator

Amsterdam, 1648

The geographical area between the rivers Rhine, Main and Ruhr

On the reverse side is text in Latin titled "Leodiensis Diocesis".

Very good condition. One very small wormhole at bottom in the surrounding frame. Reverse side has explanatory text print of opposite side in atlas

13,7 19,7 cm (ca. 5.4 x 7.8")

$ 170.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND253365

"WestpHaliae Tabula tertia"

Hand-colored copper etching

Published in the pocket atlas

Publisher Janssonius based on Mercator

Amsterdam, 1648

On the reverse side is text in Latin about Westfalia.

The geographical area between the rivers Rhine, Main and Ruhr

Very good condition. Reverse side has explanatory text print

13,7 19,7 cm (ca. 5.4 x 7.8")

$ 170.00

Order Nr.DEUTSCHLAND253366

ãCarte de la Mer d'Allemagne Contenant les Bancs Isles et Costes Comprises depuis Bergen et les Isles Schetland jusques au Pas de Calais". Copper etching by Henri van Loon. Published by ãDepot de la Marine". Paris 1693

This is an extra large sea chart of the North Sea shows the coast lines of Norway from Bergen south to the Skagerrak, of the west coast of Denmark, the North Sea coast of Germany, Holland, Belgium, northern France as well as the east coast of England, Scotland plus all the islands along those coastlines , North, East and West Frisia. Quite detailed: the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

Map has general rather heavy age toning giving it patina. Upper margin has bee widened. Centerfold has been reenforced. Some worm holes along centerfold have been covered up. There are still some small worm holes left. But they are not disturbing.

61 x 86 cm (24 x 33.9")

$ 1550.00

Order Nr. BRITISHISLES 1155

ãCarte Generale des Costes de L'Europe sur L'Ocean Comprises depuis Drontheim en Norvege jusques au Detroit de Gibraltar!

Copper etching by Pierre Mortier. Published by ãDepot de la Marine". Paris, 1693

This extra large sea chart shows The North Sea and the eastern partof the North Atlantic. Portolan chart of Western Europe showing the coast lines of Norway, Denmark, the North Sea coast of Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, the Atlantic coast of Span, Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland and all the islands along the mentioned coastlines. Also shown: Madera, Porto Sancto, the Azore Islands, the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Faroese Islands, the Hebrides, St. Kilda, Rokol Island and the west coast of Iceland.

Map has general age toning. Upper margin is narrow.

60 x 85.5 cm (23.6 x 33.7").

$ 1800.00

Order Nr. BRIT ISHISLES1154

"Karte der Provinz Hanau nach ihrem jungsten geschictlichen Bestandtheilen...". Pen lithograph by A. Nöllenberger after Karl Arnd, 1858. Original hand coloring.

The Province of Hanau around the time of 1858 is the central theme of this detailed map. It extends in the northeast to Rothemann and Ried and Motten. In the southeast is Tieneck and Zollberg. In the southwest is Schwanheim and Griesheim.Hanau is in the lower left part. In the northeast is Nauheim and Steinfurt. In the south is the Spessart. In the upper left is a chart showing ownerships in colors to match the areas on the map. In the lower right are colored lines to correspond with those on the map to illustrate the areas where various dialects are spoken.

The three vertical folds have light browning. The upper right part of the map has darker toning and a repaired tear in the margin corner. There are three small repaired tears along folds in the margins.General condition of the map is Better than Good.

32 x 57.3 cm ( 12.6 x 22.5 ")

$ 80.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND 1236

"Ducatus Silesiae Wolanus" Copper etching by Ionas Scultetus for Jan Jansson ca 1650. Original hand coloring.

This map is east oriented (north is on the left side). At the bottom of the map the Oder River "flows in" and "flows out" under the mileage legend in the upper right corner. In the lower right corner is Luben on the Kaltebach River. Above the coat-of-arms in the lower left is the town of Lissa (Leszno). At the top of the map are the Horla and Bartsch rivers and the town of Trachenberg. The towns of Wintzig and Herrenstadt are near the upper center of the map. Text in German on half of backside of map.

Map has wide margins with minimal spotting. On the map image are brownish spots from the map coloring that reseults when the map was folded in the atlas. Condition is otherwise Better than Good.

39 x 48.5 cm ( 15.3 x 19 ")

$ 520.00

Order Nr. POLAND237130

"Silesia Dvcatus". Copper etching by Martino Hedwigio Nissense (Neisse) for Willem Janzoon Blaeu, ca 1645. Fine modern hand coloring. Breslau is located almost in the center of this Silesian map. In the upper left is Frankfurt on the Oder River. In the lower right is part of the Vistula River with Cracow on the edge. To the left of the decorative coat-of-arms in the upper right is the Wartha river. On the backside is text (in German) about the history of Silesia. Wide margins with light browning on edges. Map has a repaired tear on lower margin edge on centerfold.Very minor scattered spotting. General condition is much Better than Good. 38 x 50 cm ( 14.9 x 19.6 ") $ 620.00 Order Nr.POLAND237245

"Nord - Oestliches Deutschland"

Steel engraving edited by C. Vogel for the Stieler Atlas dated 1871. Original outline hand coloring.

Very detailed map showing the political borders of the time.

Berlin is in the center of the map. Posen is on the right and Prague at the very bottom of the map. In the upper left is Bremen and Frankfurt is in the lower left.

Map is in good condition except for a small repair on lower margin edge on centerfold.

33.7 x 38.5 cm ( 13.2 x 15.1")

$ 70.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND237214

"Potsdam und Umgebung". Wood engraving from Ed. Gaebler's geograph. Institut in Leipzig, ca 1890. Printed in color.

In the center of the map is Potsdam. In the upper left corner is Ketzin and in the lower left is Bliesendorf. The Spandauer Forst and Gruenenwald is in the upper right corner. To the left of the title cartouche is Saarmund.

Map a few light scattered spots in margins. Condition is otherwise Better than Good.

17.7 x 23.8 cm ( 6.9 x 9.3 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND 1370.

"Saech. Schweiz". Wood engraving from Ed. Gaebler's geograph. Institut in Leipzig, ca 1890. Printed in color.

In the upper center of the map is Schandau on the Elbe River. Pirna is in the upper left and Hoher Schneeberg id at the bottom center of the map. In the lower right is an inset of Tetschen. In the upper right is Sebnitz and Hertigswalde.

Map has a few light spots in margins and a light crease in lower left margin corner. Condition is otherwise Better than Good.

17.8 x 24 cm ( 7 x 9.4 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND 1371

"Dresden und Umgebung". Wood engraving from Ed. Gaebler's geograph. Institut in Leipzig, ca 1890. Printed in color.

Dresden commands the center of attention on this map. Under the title cartouche is Radeburg. In the lower right is Pirna and Dolma. Seifersdorf is in the lower left corner.

Map has spotting in margins and browning on margin edges. Creasing on upper margin edge. Condition is Good.

24 x 17.7 cm ( 9.4 x 6.9 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. DEUTSCHLAND 1372