1597 Splendid Magini Chart of the World

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1597 Splendid Magini Chart of the World

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1597 Magini Map -  Universi Orbis Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium
 Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555-1617) was an Italian mathematician, cartographer and Professor of Astronomy in Bologna. He is best known for editing an edition of Claudius Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’ in 1596 and this map comes from that work, a 1597 edition engraved by Girolamo Porro. It is one of several maps from this work which we shall be auctioning. Included are the ‘Carta Marina’ (World Map) and the map of America. These scarce maps range from poor to good condition and this will be a chance for the collector to buy these desirable items for a reasonable price.

This attractive map of the World, ‘Universi Orbis Descriptio Ad Usum Navigantium’ is one of the ‘new’ (ie non-Ptolemaic) maps and shows Porro’s distinctive engraving which managed to incorporate enormous detail in a relatively small area. The map is generally known as the ‘Carta Marina’ since it used rhumb lines to help show one’s course.The map has unusual configurations to North and South America as well as a massive Antarctic continent. This is a highly sought-after map by collectors.
The map measures 5″ by 7″ , has wash hand colouring, and is in only poor to fair condition with fragile paper, some cracking and reinforcement at the rear 
Nonetheless this is an opportunity to buy a highly desirable map at a much reduced price.
The map is guaranteed to be over 400 years old.

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1755 map of Nautical charts, Caribbean Area

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Description: 1755 Mapa maritimo del Golfo de Mexico e islas de la America, para el uso de los navegantes en esta parte del mundo, construido sobre las mexores memorias, y observaciones astronomicas de longitudes, y latitudes. Dedicado a la Catholica Magestad de Don Fernando VI Rey de Espan~a, y de las Yndias, por sus mas rendidos, y fieles vasallos, Thomas Lopez, y Juan de la Cruz. Depths shown by soundings. “Longitud ocidental del meridiano de Tenerife.” 
  
Size: 2 foot by 18″ (60.96cm by 45.72cm)
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This Map is an Archival Quality Reproduction created directly from the original map using archival inks rated not to fade for 200+ years on premium thick semi matte paper. Actual Map is sharper and much more detailed than image shown. The resolution is of the highest quality.  

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NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK (NY/NYC) MAP 1852 MOTP

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NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK (NY/NYC) MAP 1852 MOTP

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This is an exquisite full-color Reproduction printed on heavyweight (7.0 MIL) Matte Photo Paper. These maps are perfect for framing, or a wonderful and unique gift for family members, friends or co-workers!
All Information is Carefully Compiled from Actual Surveys
Original Maps are often difficult to find and usually have fold lines, identifying stamps or markings, tears, ragged edges, and assorted other natural signs of age that detract from their beauty. All of our maps have been professionally restored to depict their original beauty, while keeping all historical data intact.
These maps are fabulous pieces of history full of information useful to Historians, Genealogists, Cartographers, Relic Hunters, & Others. They make fascinating conversation pieces and splendid works of art for the home or office.
Map Size: 19″ X 35″ Sites/facts specific to this map are: Frame Embellished with University Washington Square City Arms State Arms Church Of Puritans St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church University Place Trinity Church Baptist Tabernacle Old Fellows Hall City Hall New York Free Academy Hall of Justice United States Customs House Merchant’s Exchange Society Library St. Patrick’s Cathedral Grace Church Astor Free Library First Reform Church Church & The Distributing Reservoir West Fiftieth Street East Fiftieth Street Battery Place Pineapple Street Union Square Hudson Park Castle Garden Many Churches, Schools and other Prominent Buildings The following towns are featured: City of New York Extending Northward to Fiftieth Street This Map is Situated in:  New York City, New York

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MALTA GOZO 1650ca ANONYMUS RARE ANTIQUE ENGRAVED CHART

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Malta and Gozo.
Description: Stricking and hightly detailed very scarce copper engraved chart of Malta and Gozo. Map is filled with a eplanation table including 23 numerated keys concerning major places of Gozo and 102 numerated keys concerning major places of Malta. Map fashioned with several sailing ships and compass rose.
Date: 1650 ca
Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 29,6 x 15,3

Condition: Very strong and dark impression on strong paper. Paper with chains. Uncolored as issued. Quite margin to the top. Wide lower margin. Wide lateral margins. Paper browned. Map folded as issued. Conditions are as you can see in the images.   
 

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1561 Virgil SOLIS Daniel Dream MAP of the WORLD

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1561 Virgil SOLIS Daniel Dream MAP of the WORLD
Virgil Solis
Daniel’s Dream Map
Frankfurt, Zöpfel, Rasch u. Feyerabend, 1561.
Ca 34 x 22 cms Text in German.
Fine woodcut WORLD MAP with exquisite hand colouring. Woodcut initialed VS for Virgil Solis.
This rare leaf come from the following rare folio German LUTHER Bible:Biblia Das ist die gantze Heylige Schrifft. Teutsch D. Mart. Luther. Sampt einem Register und schönen Figuren.The Wittenberg World Map, more commonly known in English as Daniel’s Dream Map, is probably the most mystical world map of all time. Here it is drawn by the famed woodcut artist Virgil Solis with his distinctive ornate border.At the time of its first publication as the sixty-first world map to go into print, it was, on the one hand, a depiction of the Old World, based on the Ptolemaic world view but including a number of recent Spanish and Portuguese discoveries, but on the other, a visualisation of the prophet Daniel’s apocalyptic dream of the four kingdoms.The continents are surrounded by a great sea on which, in some later variants, a ship is disappearing off the side horizon. The map is framed by four winds, with human heads blowing wind and clouds onto the earth.In the continents stand four fabulous beasts: a lion – in this first version, contrary to the biblical description, still without eagle’s wings; a bear; a leopard with four heads and four bird’s wings; and a goat with iron teeth, seven large horns and one small horn with a human head. In the west of Asia, but east of the Caucasus, a mounted army with people wearing turbans and carrying banners can be seen.In the depiction of the four animals and their geographical attribution, the artist largely follows the text of the seventh chapter of the book of the prophet Daniel in the Old Testament of the bible. The Turkish army, on the other hand, derives from the interpretation of the three authors. And it also indicates the reason for the creation of the map, namely, in a striking pictorial depiction, to convey to the Christian world, and especially the illiterate masses, the visionary message of the bible in the light of the threat to the Western world from an imminent Turkish invasion. Virgil Solis or Virgilius Solis (Nuremberg 1514 — 1 August 1562), a member of a prolific family of artists, was a German draughtsman and printmaker in engraving, etching and woodcut who worked in Nuremberg. His prints were sold separately or formed the illustrations of books; many prints signed by him are probably by assistants. After his death his widow married his assistant and continued the workshop into the early seventeenth century.A VERY ATTRACTIVE ITEM!!

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Janvier World & Continents 5 maps hand colored 1762 NR

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 OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE is a beautiful complete set of 5 maps drawn in 1762 by Jean Janvier and engraved and printed the same year by Lattre and Choffard, comprising a beautiful double-hemisphere map of the World and the traditional individual maps of the 4 Continents (i.e. North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe), each finely hand-coloured at about the time of publication, each with charming geographical idiosyncrasies reflecting the accepted, but erroneous, cartographical wisdom of the mid 18th century, each in excellent condition, and each boasting a fine and ornate engraved cartouche.
 
A BEAUTIFUL SET OF JEAN JANVIER’S MAPS OF THE WORLD AND THE FOUR TRADITIONAL CONTINENTS, DRAWN, ENGRAVED AND PRINTED IN 1762, AND EACH VERY ATTRACTIVELY HAND-COLOURED.
 
THE FIVE MAPS SHOW VERY CHARMING GEOGRAPICAL IDIOSYNCRASIES REFLECTING THE ACCEPTED, BUT ERRONEOUS, GEOGRAPHICAL WISDOM OF THE MID 18TH CENTURY.
 
Each map measures about 455 mm by 310 mm. Some of the important geographical inaccuracies include the following: an intact Northwest Passage connecting to a large inland sea in what is now British Columbia in Canada; the rather amorphous shape of ‘New Holland,’ or what is now Australia; the rather truncated shapes of South-East Asia; and the relative lack of detail concerning the interior of Africa (which was to continue until the late 19th century). It is also worth noting that the maps show the apex of 18th century Europe, with its colonies and empires intact, and before the age of revolutions that would begin only 14 years following the publication of these maps.
 
Again, the maps are in excellent condition, with wide margins, strong impressions clean paper, and vibrant colours.
 
The five maps are titled as follows:
 
“Mappe-Monde / ou / Description du Globe Terrestre, / Assujettie aux Observations Astronomiques / Par le Sr. Janvier Geographe / Avec Privilege du Roi / 1762. … / A Paris / Chez Lattre Graveur rue St. Jacques, au dessus de la Fontaine Saint Severin a La Ville de Bordeaux.”
 
“L’Afrique divisee en ses Principaux Etats / par le Sr. Janvier Geographe / A Paris / Chez Lattre Graveur rue St. Jacques au pres la Fonatine St. Severin, a la Ville de Bordeaux / Avec Privilege du Roy / 1762.”
 
“L’Asie divisee en ses Principaux Etats / par le Sr. Janvier, Geographe. / A Paris / Ches Lattre Graveur rue S. Jacques, au-pres la Fontaine Saint Severin a la Ville de Bordeaux. / Avec Priv. Du Roi.”
 
“L’Europe divisee en ses Principaux Etats / par le Sr. Janvier Geographe / A Paris / Chez Lattre Graveur rue St. Jacques pres la Fonatine St. Severin, a la Ville de Bordeaux. / Avec Privilege du Roy.”
 
“L’Amerique divisee par Grans Etats / Par le Sr. Janvier Geographe / A Paris / Chez Lattre Graveur rue St. Jacques, au coin de celle de la Parcheminerie, a la Ville de Bordeaux. / Avec Privilege du Roy. 1762.”
 
Jean or Robert Janvier (fl. 1746 – 1776) was a Paris based cartographer active in the mid to late 18th century. Janvier true first name is a matter of debate, as it appears as it often appears as either Jean or Robert. More commonly, Janvier simply signed his maps Signor Janvier. By the late 18th century Janvier seems to have been awarded the title of “Geographe Avec Privilege du Roi” and this designations appears on many of his latter maps. Janvier worked with many of the most prominent French, English and Italian map publishers of his day, including Faden, Lattre, Bonne, Santini, Zannoni, Delamarche, and Desnos.
 
In all, this is a beautiful complete set of 5 maps drawn in 1762 by Jean Janvier and engraved and printed the same year by Lattre and Choffard, comprising a beautiful double-hemisphere map of the World and the traditional individual maps of the 4 Continents (i.e. North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe), each finely hand-coloured at about the time of publication, each with charming geographical idiosyncrasies reflecting the accepted, but erroneous, cartographical wisdom of the mid 18th century, each in excellent condition, each boasting a fine and ornate engraved cartouche, and the set offered with no reserve.
 

 
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OLD WORLD HONDIUS MAP STRETCHED CANVAS GICLEE REP 30×24

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Old World Map
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1595 MERCATOR ATLAS 107 rare antique world maps old

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MAP COLLECTION

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illustrations below)

“Atlas sive Cosmographicae meditationes
de fabrica mvndi et fabricati figvra”

(Atlas, or Cosmographic Meditations on the Fabric of the World and
the Figure of the Fabric)

3 parts in 1 volume, 107 color maps, text in Latin

The first two parts of the “Atlas” were published in 1585 and 1589:
they covered France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and the Balkans. The
third and final part was left unfinished on Mercator’s death; his son completed
the work.

Gerardus Mercator can certainly be called the best known cartographer
of the sixteenth century and pehaps in history. What he is be known for is
a technique of representing the oval shape earth on a flat surface, known
as “Mercator’s projection,” that was first used for a 1569 world
map.

This copy of Mercator’s Atlas is exceptional for its beautiful
hand-coloring. These are simply some of the most beautiful maps ever
made.

The original 1595 edition of Mercator’s Atlas is held in the Lessing
J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book Division of the Library of Congress.
This CD includes the actual pages of this rare book from cover to cover in
all their original brilliance.

These are scans of the ORIGINAL maps from
the Atlas.

on CD-ROM

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PC or Mac compatible.

Files are simple JPEG images with a basic HTML interface
(just like viewing a webpage)

Works with all versions of Windows including 3.1,
95, 98, 2000 or XP.

Features of this CD-ROM

This auction is for a CD -ROM of the maps listed
in electronic form, NOT
the maps
themselves.

These maps are  VERY high resolution and
can be printed at FULL SCALE or LARGER for framing and display. The results
are very high quality and convincing.

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LARGE file (5 Megabytes) if you are using a slow
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Title Page (Atlas)

Image of Mercator

Title Page

World Map

Europe

Africa

Asia

The New Word

North Pole View

Iceland

British Isles

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland

British Isles

Ireland

England

England, North Umbria

England, Isle of Man

Emgland

England

England

England, Saint Peter Port

Norway, Sweden, Finland

Denmark

Denmark

Germany

Fionia (Denmark)

Prussia

Livonia

Russia

Lithuania

Transylvania

Taurica Chersones

France Title Page

France

Coast of England/France

along English Channel

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Title Page

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium

Holland

Zelandia

Transylvania

Artesia

Eastern Europe

Luxembourg

Title Page

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Germany

Italy Title Page

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

 

Italy

 

Italy

Italy

Italy

2Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

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of CDs to the same address,  international shipping is $4.50 for ANY
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MAP OF OLD ROME ROMA ITALY ENGRAVING PRINT ITALIAN ART

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Reprint of 18th Century A.D. 1748 Map of RomeDimensions:
25.5″ X 30.5″ (63.5cm x 77.5cm) Printed in U.S.A.This beautiful, large, and highly detailed map of Rome
Italy, the Eternal City, was originally engraved in 1748 by
Giambattista Nolli Comasco for Pope Benedict (Benedetto) XIV. It is a
large suitable for framing lithograph, printed on textured heavy stock.
Surrounding the map are depictions and designs showing classic
architecture and statues of Rome, including the Vatican, Romulus and
Remus, Trajan’s column, the Forum, and much more.  This is a reprint of the original. See
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Antique Orrery world globe by Empire Clock (C: 1895)

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Antique Orrery world globe by Empire Clock (C: 1895)
 
Original antique Planetarium (base 4” diameter) 12” tall. The mechanism of the planetarium made like the
Clock and seams to  in working order, however I found no key to wind it. It may need the professional
clock-master to start it up. Planetarium works manually though. Brass hardware is in age appropriate condition.
 
6” diameter terrestrial globe with trade label reading:
Patent 19460 EMPIRE CLOCK. Done in English. Engraving on the bottom of brass base, howewer,: Made in France.
Globe made up of twelve chromolithographed gores, the equatorial and prime meridian graduated in degrees, the ecliptic ungraduated, the oceans showing some ocean currents, cables, the continents with nation states delicately coloured in green, pink and yellow (some old abrasions, sign of  restoration on the Pacific and Central America) in good condition for the age.
 
 
There is Austro-Hungarian Empire (1868-1918).  St Petersburg is displayed (Renamed in 1914).  Russian Empire includes Finland, Baltic Countries, Poland, Ottoman Empire, there are Congo State,  Rhodesia (1885-95),  Panama canal is not build yet.