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Antique Map of China, Taiwan, Korea, Hong-Kong and Japan, 1903
Located in Langweer, NL
typography make this map not just a historical document, but also a work of art that celebrates the beauty
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Early 20th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Southern India and South Eastern Provinces, 1903
Located in Langweer, NL
careful engraving and elegant typography make this map not just a historical document, but also a work of
Category
Early 20th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Print Twilight Hour by R. Knight, Rural German Scene , ca.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
be enjoyed as a beautiful decorative piece or as a meaningful historical document.
Condition report
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Antique 1890s Prints
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Paper
Antique View of the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, Hand-Colored Lithograph c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
not only a beautiful decorative print but also a valuable historical document of daily life in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Serene View of Flathead Lake and Surrounding Mountains in Montana, Litho of 1856
Located in Langweer, NL
but also a historical document, illustrating the pristine wilderness of the Flathead Valley before
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Antique 1850s Prints
Materials
Paper
Bahama Finch Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Bird Print, 18th century
Located in Langweer, NL
an invaluable historical document.
Keywords: Bahama Finch engraving, J.M. Seligmann, George
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Antique 1770s Prints
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Paper
Exotic Bounty: The Spice Lands of the East Indies by R. de Hooghe, circa 1708
Located in Langweer, NL
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Historical Context:
This artwork serves as a historical document, revealing how the East Indies were integral
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Antique Early 1700s Prints
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Paper
$634 Sale Price
20% Off
Hunting, Small Game Hunting, and Traps: Engraved in the 18th Century, 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
century, serving not only as an informative piece but also as an historical document illustrating the
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Antique 1790s Prints
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Paper
$221 Sale Price
20% Off
Persia Unveiled: Antique Map of Iran, Afghanistan, and Beyond, 1852
Located in Langweer, NL
Herat & Kaboul' antique map serves as both an educational tool and a historical document, offering a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Maps
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Paper
$153 Sale Price
20% Off
The Divided Realms of Syria - North and South as Seen in 1859 by W. G. Blackie
Located in Langweer, NL
. **Educational Value**: As a historical document, this map serves as an educational tool for understanding the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Waa-Pa-Shaw – Sioux Chief, Hand-Colored Lithograph c.1838
Located in Langweer, NL
deep connection to the land.
This lithograph is both a historical document and a fine piece of 19th
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Antique Mid-19th Century Central American Prints
Materials
Paper
$1,483 Sale Price
35% Off
1793 Ethnographic Engraving of Otaheitean Tools in Tahiti, French Polynesia
Located in Langweer, NL
significant historical document, offering not only a visual representation of the tools but also insights into
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Antique 1790s Prints
Materials
Paper
$547 Sale Price
20% Off
Tree Rhododendron: An Original Hand-Colored Engraving from 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
historical document for contemporary botanists and historians of science.
As part of the 'Dictionnaire
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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Napoleonic General of Division on Horseback, Bellangé, Military Print, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
this image both a historical document and a work of refined military art.
This print originates from
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Antique 1840s French Prints
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Paper
Sapeur du Génie, Garde Impériale – French Military Uniform Print, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
campaigns themselves, impressions like this are now valued as historical documents in their own right
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Antique 1840s French Prints
Materials
Paper
Rhine Splendor: Antique Map of the Lower Rhine Region, circa 1680
Located in Langweer, NL
valuable historical document that provides insights into the lower Rhine region of Germany during the
Category
Antique 1680s Maps
Materials
Paper
$922 Sale Price
20% Off
IIIter Stamm – Indian Men in Traditional Dress c.1816
Located in Langweer, NL
time, remain valuable historical documents capturing the costume and posture conventions used in early
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Caracas Venezuela Monte Ávila Landscape - Tinted Lithograph, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
scientific expedition publication, this plate is both a historical document and an elegant decorative
Category
Antique 1880s Dutch Maps
Materials
Paper
Cowdray Court from the Lodging House – Antique Engraving of Sussex Estate, 1796
Located in Langweer, NL
aesthetic merit but also an important historical document.
Engraver James Basire (1730–1802) was renowned
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Antique 18th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
$152 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Map of France by Covens
Son, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
historical document, it provides insights into the geographical understanding of France during a pivotal
Category
Antique 18th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
Indians of North America, Dress and Weapons – Millar Geography Engraving, c.1782
Located in Langweer, NL
. Today, it is appreciated both as a historical document of early European perceptions of Native American
Category
Antique 1780s British Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of Two Anatomical Engravings of Human Skulls – Comparative Craniology, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
rare pair of early 19th-century anatomical engravings documenting comparative craniology based on skull
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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Siege of Syracuse by the Athenians, 1648 – Thucydides
Located in Langweer, NL
striking visual artifact of 17th-century scholarship but also an important historical document that
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Antique Mid-17th Century English Maps
Materials
Paper
$711 Sale Price
20% Off
Male Torso Studies after de Lairesse German Academic Anatomy, ca.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
increasingly uncommon. Today, such prints are appreciated both as historical documents of art education and as
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Arab Chief Costume Print Algeria 1853 by Compte-Calix – Hand-Colored Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
and lithographer, celebrated for his romantic historical scenes and costume studies that document both
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Caryatids of the Institut de France – Engraving by Louis-Pierre Baltard, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
historical document of neoclassical Paris.
Condition report:
Fine impression with visible plate mark and
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Prints
Materials
Paper
Woman of Aragon – Hand-Colored Engraving by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, c.1797
Located in Langweer, NL
as a work of art but also as a historical document of Spanish regional identity before
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Map of the Northern Part of Palawan – Observatorio de Manila, 1899
Located in Langweer, NL
valuable historical document and an aesthetically striking piece of early Philippine cartography
Category
Antique 1890s Philippine Maps
Materials
Paper
Swiss Village Gathering: A Moment of Alpine Life - Hand-Colored Lithograph, 1863
Located in Langweer, NL
visual treasure and a historical document, providing insight into how Swiss rural life was perceived and
Category
Antique 1860s Prints
Materials
Paper
Map of the Kingdom of Württemberg, Oberamt Tettnang in Germany, circa 1885
Located in Langweer, NL
its evolving infrastructure.
This map is not only a rich historical document but also a beautifully
Category
Antique 1880s Maps
Materials
Paper
Decorative Set of Three Antique Fish Prints - Ornamental History Prints, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
natural history. They are not only valuable as decorative prints but also as historical documents
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Antique 1770s French Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Germany, Netherlands, Belgium
Switzerland – Stülpnagel, 1857
Located in Langweer, NL
, known for high-quality cartographic works. It serves not only as an important historical document but
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Chromolithograph Bird’s Eye View of Berlin, Germany, circa 1885
Located in Langweer, NL
German unification in 1871. As such, it appeals not only as a decorative piece but also as a historical
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Friesland
Groningen – Sleeswijk Atlas Dutch Provinces, 1914
Located in Langweer, NL
historical documents today.
Condition report: Very good condition with original centerfold as issued. Minor
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Maps
Materials
Paper
Antibes Washerwomen Etching – Adolphe Lalauze Depicting Rural Life, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
print and a charming historical document of French village life in the 19th century.
Condition report
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Prints
Materials
Paper
Early 19th-Century Dutch Drawing – Woman with Children and Baskets, c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
drawing and as a historical document of early 19th-century life.
Condition report:
Good condition for its
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Drawings
Materials
Paper
1884 Antique Decorative World Map – Mercator Projection, Victorian Era Print
Located in Langweer, NL
historical document that reflects the geopolitical world order and global trade patterns of the late
Category
Antique 1880s Scottish Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Charts of the World – Physical Features and Ethnographical Map, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
global order and progress. As such, they are an important historical document, combining physical and
Category
Antique 1880s Scottish Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Lithograph View of Puerto de Huanchaco, Peru c.1865
Located in Langweer, NL
an artistic representation of Huanchaco, but also an important historical document of Peru’s maritime
Category
Antique 1860s French Prints
Materials
Paper
Phrenology
Ethnographic Skulls Study – Antique Print Human Types 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
recognised as scientifically inaccurate and ethically problematic, they remain significant historical
Category
Antique 1860s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Dutch Field Marshals – Van Reede, Lodewyk
Van Nassau, 18th Century Engravings
Located in Langweer, NL
elaborate clothing of the sitters. Produced around 1750, these works are both artistic and historical
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of China, Japan
Korea – Eastern Asia by Andriveau-Goujon, 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
as a historical document of geopolitical transition.
The Russian Empire stretches across the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Italy – Pre-Unification Italy by Andriveau-Goujon, Paris 1861
Located in Langweer, NL
was undergoing unification, making it a compelling historical document of the fragmented political
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Maps
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of Trier and Luxembourg by Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam circa 1640
Located in Langweer, NL
them enduring favorites among collectors.
This map is an important historical document as well as a
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Dutch Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Germany
Railways – Transport Network Overview, 1857
Located in Langweer, NL
allows for easy interpretation of travel corridors.
This map is not only a historical document of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Maps
Materials
Paper
1856 France and Switzerland Map with Mountain Profiles
Located in Langweer, NL
. It serves not only as a geographic reference but also as a historical document, capturing France and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Botanical Print – Exotic Orchid Selenipedium Hybridum Grande, c.1888
Located in Langweer, NL
tribute to orchid hybridization but also a valuable historical document from the golden age of orchid
Category
Antique 1880s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Amsterdam and the Bridge across the Amstel River, aquatint by S.Ireland, 1795
Located in Langweer, NL
print is a valuable historical document and a charming decorative piece, suitable for collectors of
Category
Antique 1790s Prints
Materials
Paper
Native American Camp Scene at Hell Gate Ronde – Peaceful Prairie Landscape, 1856
Located in Langweer, NL
but also a valuable historical document, shedding light on the intersection of Native American
Category
Antique 1850s Prints
Materials
Paper
1806 French Print of Quichena: Serpent-Wrapped Deity - Hindu Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
audiences of the time. This print serves as both a historical document and a work of art, capturing a moment
Category
Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
Dutch City Plan of Workum in Friesland by N. Van Geelkercken, hand-colored 1616
Located in Langweer, NL
makes it not only a historical document but also a fine example of early modern Dutch map art.
This map
Category
Antique 1610s Dutch Maps
Materials
Paper
Peruvian Eclipse Panic and Antis Ritual Sacrifice – Rare 1734 Ethnographic Print
Located in Langweer, NL
scene serves as a historical document of how Enlightenment-era artists viewed and interpreted tribal
Category
Antique 1730s Prints
Materials
Paper
Dance of the Bayadères – Sonnerat Engraving Depicting Indian Temple Dancers 1806
Located in Langweer, NL
filtered through exoticism and misunderstanding, this plate remains a significant historical document
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Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
Atahualpa – Last Inca Emperor of Peru – Baroque Engraving c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Spanish colonial rule in the Andes. This engraving is an important historical document of European
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Prints
Materials
Paper
Museum-Quality Illustration of Rare Pacific Fish, Hand-Colored 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
zoological plates, such as this one, serve as historical documents of species distribution and early marine
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Wind and Hurricane Map by A.K. Johnston – Meteorological Chart 1852
Located in Langweer, NL
environmental and scientific information. The map remains an important historical document in the study of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Prints
Materials
Paper
Costume Print: Italian Gestures with Traditional Dress, 1820s Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
value as both historical document and decorative artwork.
Category
Antique 1820s Prints
Materials
Paper
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