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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Indo Portuguese Altar
Located in Topanga, CA
A stunning 18th Century Indo-Portuguese altar from Goa. This is in wonderful condition with its original surface and paintings.
Category
Indian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mythical Atlantis Restored - A 1694 Map of the Americas and Ancient Geography
Located in Langweer, NL
This rare and fascinating map, titled "Atlantis Insula a Nicolao Sanson Antiquitati Restituta" by Guillaume Sanson, presents an unusual interpretation of the Western Hemisphere, comb...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,847 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch 18th Century Fob seal with coat of arms
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch 18th Century Fob seal with coat of arms
A Dutch 18th Century silver (unmarked) fob seal pendant in shape of two dolphins connected around their necks. The signet has a Dutch coat of arms...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Map of Virginia
the Chesapeake Bay by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, c. 1750
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century French map of North America.
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
On laid paper with polychrome highlights.
Depicting Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay, and the nearb...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Original Double Hemisphere World Map with Allegorical Figures, 1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Gantsche bekende Werreld.'
A double hemisphere world map. Four allegorical figures in the c...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$2,824 Sale Price
20% Off
Java and Bali with Borneo Coast – 18th Century French Colonial Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Java and Bali with Borneo Coast – 18th Century French Colonial Map
This original copperplate engraved map titled "Deuxième Carte des Isles de la Sonde" offers a rare and valuable 18...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique Gothic Windlass Crossbow, 15th–16th Century, Germany
Located in Doha, QA
This remarkable windlass crossbow, dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, is a striking example of early European military craftsmanship, originating from Germany. Measurin...
Category
German Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Mary Robinson, Hubert De Sevrac a Romance of the Eighteenth Century, 1st Ed 1796
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Robinson, Mary.
Title: Hubert de Sevrac, a Romance of the Eighteenth Century.
Publisher: London: for the Author by Hookham and Carpenter, 1796.
Description: First edition. 3 vols., 6-13/16" x 4-7/16", errata at the end of each vol., advertisement leaf at the end of vol. 3, vol. 2 M6 with early repaired tear at foot, without the half-titles, bound in fine contemporary full speckled calf, floral gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered red and green spine labels, covers ruled in gilt.
Condition: Internally clean and bright, armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden to front pastedowns, extremely minor foxing to first and last leaves, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, a handsom set.
Additional information: An exceedingly rare gothic novel by Robinson (known as "the English Sappho") set during the French Revolution. In her lifetime Robinson was better known as an actress and lady of fashion as well as for a string of prominent affairs, including with George IV whilst he was still Prince of Wales whose portrait she wore encrusted with diamonds throughout her life but who she did not hesitate to blackmail for £5000 pounds when he cast her off. Her literary output, though derided at the time, has since been reassessed and Robinson herself now seen as a proto-feminist.
Mary Robinson was one of those independent 'viragos' who upset so many conventional men at the end of the eighteenth century. She was admired by Mary Wollstonecraft...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Print of the Garden of Historic Hôtel Du Tillet in Paris, France, 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Jardin du Tillet'.
Copper engraving showing the garden of Hôtel du Tillet de la Bussière. Hôtel du Tillet de la Bussière is a historic hôtel particulier in ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$325 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Map of the Region of Le Mans
France
by Blaeu, circa 1640
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map: Cenomanorum Galliae regionis typus vulgo le Mans – Blaeu, circa 1640
This beautifully engraved and hand-colored map depicts the historical province of Maine in northw...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$478 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Wood Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French hand carved and painted wood statue still shows vestiges of its original painted finish. Depicting a nun reading a bible, the n...
Category
French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paint
A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, 1786 - 2 volumes
Located in Middletown, NY
A Dictionary of the English Language; In Which the Words are Deduced From Their Originals and Illustrated In Their Different Significant By Examples From the Best Writers. To Which are Prefixed a History of the Language and an English Grammar
London: printed by John Jarvis and sold by John Fielding...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sword with Wrought Iron Blade with Traces of Gold on Hilt with Cover Sheath
Located in Marbella, ES
Sword with Wrought Iron Blade with Traces of Gold on Hilt with Leather Cover Sheath
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Wrought Iron
Original Map of the Rhine River in the Holy Roman Empire by Janssonius, c.1645
Located in Langweer, NL
This striking original antique map, titled "Rhenus Fluviorum Europae celeberrimus," showcases the historic Rhine River region, a vital artery of European trade, culture, and history....
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Scale Antique Scroll Map of Lincolnshire, England, Dated 1778
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful scroll map of Lincolnshire
By Captain Armstrong, 1778
Copper plate engraving on paper laid on canvas
Original ebonized wood frame with lovely t...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
1667 Melchior Tavernier Map of the Patriarchate of Constantinople – Black Sea
Located in Langweer, NL
This 1667 map titled "Patriarchatus Constantinopolitani Geographica Descriptio" was crafted by renowned French cartographer Melchior Tavernier, who was a prominent map engraver during the 17th century. This rare and historically significant map focuses on the territories under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, one of the most important centers of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
It covers regions around the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus), parts of Greece, and adjacent areas in Asia Minor and the Balkans, which were historically vital during the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. The map is filled with ancient place names, making it a valuable resource for both historical and cartographic enthusiasts.
Key Features:
- Antique ecclesiastical map illustrating the influence of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople in the 17th century.
- Features beautifully detailed ancient coastlines, rivers, and terrains, providing a comprehensive geographical view of the region.
- Rich with historic place names - like Byzantium, Nicomedia, Nicaea, Cyzicus, Bithynia, Pontus, Macedonia, and Thrace - that date back to the classical era, offering insights into the ancient geography of the eastern Mediterranean.
- A finely engraved strapwork cartouche in the lower right corner with Baroque-style decoration, featuring two putti (cherubic figures) – a hallmark of 17th-century map art.
- The map extends to include the Mediterranean Sea (Mare Mediterraneum) to the south and the Black Sea to the north, highlighting its ecclesiastical and geopolitical significance.
- Original hand coloring may still be present, enhancing the decorative appeal for collectors of antique maps.
This rare map offers a unique perspective on the religious influence and historical geography of the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 17th century. It would appeal to collectors interested in:
- **Byzantine history**
- **Ottoman Empire**
- **Eastern Orthodox Church**
- **Antique cartography...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$653 Sale Price
30% Off
Saint Domingue Map 1793 – Colonial Haiti and Dominican Republic Plan
Located in Langweer, NL
1793 Map of Saint Domingue (Haiti and DR) – Colonial Island Plan
This antique map is titled “A Map of the Island of St. Domingo” and dates from circa 1793. It depicts the entire isl...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1742 Antique Map of the Persian Empire with Detailed Borders and Cartouche
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1742 Covens & Mortier Map of the Persian Empire by Guillaume De L'Isle
This remarkable 1742 map, "Carte de Perse," was originally designed by Guillaume De L'Isle, a preemin...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,550 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch 18th Century Fob seal with coat of arms
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch 18th Century Fob seal with coat of arms
A Dutch 18th Century silver (unmarked) fob seal with coat of arms, probably the Family Van Haenen. In the original leather case. A lacq...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
18th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Painted Putti / Cherub
Located in Hastings, GB
Hand carved winged German Baroque Putti, water gilded over applied gesso, the face and head polychrome painted. Small hanging loop to the back of the head.
Width 26cm, Height 19cm, ...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
Late Baroque Games Box Chess Backgammon Decorated with Rich Wooden Interior.
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful Late Baroque Box used for Chess/Backgammon and Nine Men’s Morris Game pieces. Rich interior and exterior decorated with different types of wood, including olive, walnut and birch. Late 17th Century/Early 18th Century.
This charming games box features intarsia of wood veneer in several different types wood. The top of the box is a chess board decorated with three types of wood. The opposite side of the box is a board for Nine Men's Morris, an antique playing...
Category
European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Birch, Olive, Walnut
18th Century Altar Console in Painted Wood from Portugal
Located in Round Top, TX
A beautiful 18th century Portuguese Altar Console in polychromed wood. Beautifully constructed in curvilinear form resting on a faux marble polychromed base. A magnificent piece to...
Category
Portuguese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
17th Century German Portable Ivory Sundial — Possibly Nuremberg
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare portable sundial crafted in engraved ivory, a fine example of German scientific instrument making from the 17th century, likely produced in Nuremberg, renowned for its precision...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
Four Antique Italian Extreme Erotica Hand Painted Pottery Tiles of Monks
Nuns
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of four antique hand painted pottery tiles are all unsigned, so no specific artist can be identified, but are presumed to have be...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
Antique French Romanesque 12th century Enthroned Madonna and Child
Located in Doha, QA
This extraordinary museum piece Enthroned Virgin Mary/Madonna with child on her lap comes from the Rhone region in France. The saint symbol and protec...
Category
French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Original Antique Blaeu Map of Karst, Carniola, Istria, and Trieste, circa 1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Karst, Carniola, Istria, and Trieste, circa 1640
This is an original antique map titled “Karstia, Carniola, Histria et Windorum Marchia,” published by Willem Blaeu in Amsterdam circa 1640. The map depicts the historical regions of Karst (Karstia), Carniola (modern-day Slovenia), Istria (the peninsula shared by Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy), and the Windic March, a medieval border territory.
The engraving shows detailed place names, rivers, mountains, and settlements across present-day Slovenia, northeastern Italy, and northwestern Croatia. The Gulf of Trieste is prominently illustrated at the lower left, with Trieste labelled and coastal settlements clearly indicated. The Adriatic Sea is elegantly engraved with stippled waters, a compass rose, rhumb lines, and a sailing ship, enhancing its decorative maritime appeal.
In the upper left corner is a beautifully designed cartouche bearing the title within a scrollwork frame with foliage and drapery motifs. The lower left includes a mileage scale in Italian miles and a dedication to Guiljelmus Blaeu excudit, confirming its publication from the Blaeu workshop.
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638) was one of the leading Dutch cartographers of the early 17th century, succeeded by his son Joan Blaeu. Their maps were known for their precision, aesthetic engraving, and clarity, making the Blaeu atlases the most prestigious publications of the Dutch Golden Age.
Condition:
Good condition. Strong, clean impression on laid paper with wide margins. Light age toning and faint foxing in blank margins, minor creasing along the original centre fold as issued. No tears or repairs noted. Fully suitable for framing.
Framing tips:
Frame this map in a thin black, walnut, or gilt frame to enhance its historic character. Use an off-white or cream archival mat to highlight the detailed engraving and preserve the sheet edges. UV-protective glazing is recommended to protect the paper and ensure its clarity and integrity over time.
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Gregorian Brass Telescope By Springer Of Bristol
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine 3" Gregorian telescope by Springer of Bristol, although signed this model is very similar to examples we have had by George Adams and could have been made by him for Springer ...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
17th Century English Jacobean Carved Oak Bible Box.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th Century English Jacobean Carved Oak Bible Box.
Period Jacobean solid dark oak bible box from the 17th century. The front is beautifully carved wi...
Category
English Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
James Paine – Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen
s Houses
Located in Middletown, NY
A fine FIRST EDITION ELEPHANT FOLIO of Jame's Paine monumental work:
Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses, and also of Stabling, Bridges, Public and Priv...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
RICAUT [Rycaut]. History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire. 5TH ED 1682
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RICAUT [Rycaut], Paul.
TITLE: The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Containing the maxims of the Turkish Polity, the Most Material points of the Mahometan...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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Antique Map of Slavonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Dalmatia by Janssonius, circa 1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Slavonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Dalmatia by Janssonius, circa 1640
This elegant and detailed map titled Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae Parte was published by ...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Octagonal Brass Sundial Signed “Johan Schrettegger
Located in Madrid, ES
Exceptional 18th-century octagonal brass sundial, signed “Johan Schrettegger, Augsburg”, featuring a blued steel needle, a folding latitude arc engraved 10°–90°, and an engraved equi...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique 16th Century Islamic Safavid Al Jazari Combination Locking Brass Casket
Located in Portland, OR
A highly important engraved Islamic combination locking brass casket, based on a design by the 12th Century Arab inventor & artist Ismail Al Jazari. Circa...
Category
Iraqi Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$24,500 Sale Price
30% Off
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED
Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th Century
in ivor..... The figure is represented in agony, with cendal draped around the waist. Cross in rosewood wood ...
Category
Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Early 18th Century English Framed Indenture Document, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Large Early 18th Century Framed Indenture Document. The document (deed) is written in lengthy hand-written detail. Issued in three parts, indentures were legal documents cut with w...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
17th Century Dutch Book, Oost-Indien, 1694
Located in Delft, NL
17th Century Dutch Book, Oost-Indien, 1694 by Frikius, Hesse and Schweitzer, Simon de Vries
Dutch translation by Simon de Vries of the accounts of three Ge...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Portable Travel Altar, c. 1730 Walnut Baroque Cartapesta
Located in Epfach, DE
Italian portable travel altar, c. 1730.
Walnut case with cartapesta, scagliola and carved wood, complete with original accessories.
This rare and beautifully preserved altar dates t...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Scagliola, Walnut
Pocket Globe by Nathaniel Hill, London 1754
Located in Milano, IT
Nathaniel Hill
Pocket globe
London, 1754
The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in shark skin.
There are slight gaps in the original paint on the sphere. The case no longer closes.
The sphere measures 2.6 in (6.8 cm) in diameter whereas the case measures 2.9 in (7.4 cm) in diameter.
lb 0.24 (kg 0.11)
The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere.
In the North Pacific Ocean there is a scroll with the inscription:
A
New
terrestrial
Globe
by
Nath. Hill,
1754.
The celestial globe is depicted on the inside of the box.
On the terrestrial globe much of central and southern Africa is empty. North America bears only the name of some British colonies. It shows California as a peninsula and the northwest coast of America as "unknown parts" (Alaska is not described and is only partially delineated; it would become part of the United States in 1867). The route of Admiral Anson is traced (1740) and the trade winds are indicated by arrows. Australia, still named New Holland (the new name would be introduced in 1829), is part of the west coast. (See Van der Krogt, P., Old Globes in the Netherlands, Utrecht 1984, p. 146 and Van der Krogt, P. - Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, p. 115.)
Nathaniel Hill (London, news from 1746 to 1768) had impeccable professional credentials: he had done his apprenticeship with Richard Cushee, who at the time was carrying out surveying work for John Senex's Surrey map...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shagreen, Paper
Horace WALPOLE. The Castle Of Otranto, A Gothic Story. SECOND EDITION - 1765
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WALPOLE, Horace.
TITLE: The Castle Of Otranto, A Gothic Story.
PUBLISHER: London: for William Bathoe and Thomas Lownds, 1765.
DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., 7-1/8" ...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
17th French Century Iron Figure of The Virgin
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful 17th century French Baroque cast iron figure of the Virgin praying. Likely originally part of an outdoor shrine as it has been exposed to the ...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Important Early 18th Century Italian Carved Monstrance Reliquary Tabernacle
Located in Forney, TX
Important and historic, acquired from the estate of legendary American businessman, the late T. Boone Pickens, we're proud to offer this exceptional carved giltwood reliquary - monstrance from the early 18th century.
Elaborately hand carved in period Rococo - Rocaille taste, with superb scrollwork, openwork, fanciful acanthus leaf and shell, ornate detailing, polychrome painted warm pastel colors, now beautifully distressed, muted tones, with remnants of gold gilded accents.
Pieces such as this were used in early churches for convenient exhibition or public display of some object of piety and other important religious relics...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Wood and Gesso Altar Vase in Rose Silver
Located in Hastings, GB
A hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with gilt rose silver finish.
Small areas of loss to the gesso and wear to the paint commensurate with the age of...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood
18th Century Italian Wood and Copper Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A large hand-crafted wood and copper altar vase, late 18th century with stunning patina.
Wear commensurate with the age of the piece.
The antique fan coral will only be supplied ...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Colored wall map of the WORLD
By Chambon
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
“Mappe Monde, contenant les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre”
CHAMBON, Gobert-Denis (France, 17.. - 1781)
Paris, Longchamps et Janvier, 1754
Size H. 115 x W. 145 cm.
Gobert-Denis Chambon made copper engraving after the work of Guillaume De L’Isle, published in 1754 by Jean Janvier and S.G. Longschamps.
A huge wall map of the world in two hemispheres printed on two sheets, depicting the Eastern and Western hemispheres supported by two male figures, decorated at the bottom right and left with two celestial hemispheres (boreal and southern) and at the bottom in the middle with an armillary sphere, in addition.
This map is most notable for its depiction of the Sea of Japan labeled "Mer de Corée" and of "Mer de L'Ouest" or Sea of the West - a great sea, easily the size of the Mediterranean, to flow from the then-known Strait of Juan de Fuca...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
$28,721 Sale Price
20% Off
Last Supper. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Last Supper. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
It has faults.
An oil on panel painting depicting a figurative image against a neutral background, with a checkered tile...
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Antique Map of Africa, Cartouche with Elephant Tusks and Horned Serpent, 1737
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Africa titled 'Africa Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae regulas (..)'.
Johann Matthias Haas' revision of J.B. Homann's 1715 map of Africa, augmented to include important cartographic developments as recorded by Guillaume Delisle and D'Anville. The map presents a fairly accurate picture without most of the fictitious lakes and rivers of previous cartography, focusing on the known coastal regions of the continent, leaving the interior blank or marked Terra Incognito. Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia are shown as distinct entities, Lake Nyasa is shown as Lac Marawi, and the Congo is located. The Dutch settlements of Castell Batov and Stellenbosch are shown at the Cape. The most striking feature of the map is the large title cartouche that is framed by elephant tusks and a horned serpent. In the foreground is a scene of natives negotiating with European traders, surrounded by indigenous animals. In the background is a view of Table Bay...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Virgin Islands and Lesser Antilles by Rigobert Bonne, c. 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Virgin Islands and Lesser Antilles by Rigobert Bonne, c. 1780
This fine antique map is titled 'Supplément pour les Isles Antilles, extrait des cartes angloises' and was engraved by Rigobert Bonne, Ingénieur-Hydrographe de la Marine, around 1780. It depicts:
Upper half:
* The Virgin Islands (*Les Isles Vierges*), including:
* St. Thomas
* St. John
* Tortola
* Virgin Gorda
* Jost Van Dyke
* Surrounding smaller islands and passages.
* Parts of Puerto Rico visible left.
Lower half:
Nine inset maps of individual Caribbean islands with coastal details:
1. I. de la Barboude (Barbuda)
2. I. St. Christophe (St. Kitts)
3. I. Antigoa (Antigua)
4. I. de la Dominique (Dominica)
5. I. de Sainte Lucie (St. Lucia)
6. I. de la Barbade (Barbados)
7. I. de St. Vincent
8. I. de la Grenade (Grenada)
9. I. de Tabago (Tobago)
Features:
* Coastal names, bays, capes, and harbours noted.
* Fine clear engraving typical of Bonne’s atlases for maritime use.
* Scale bar with French lieues marines.
Engraver: Rigobert Bonne
Date: circa 1780
Published in: Atlas Encyclopédique
Condition:
Good dark impression on laid paper with wide margins. Some slight toning along centre fold and faint edge wear consistent with age. Original platemark visible.
Framing suggestions:
Display with other Bonne Caribbean or West Indies maps in a travel, history, or colonial themed wall. Ideal floated in a black or walnut wood frame with archival matting to preserve the crisp engraving.
Keywords:
Rigobert Bonne Caribbean maps...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1782 Map of the East Indies – India, Siam, Philippines, Java, Borneo, Ganges
Located in Langweer, NL
1782 Bayly Map of the East Indies – India, Siam, Philippines, Java, Borneo, Ganges
This finely engraved and vibrantly hand-colored map titled 'A New Map of the East Indies' was dr...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Tetsusabiji Uchidashi Gomai Dou Gusoku (Five-Plate Russet Iron Embossed Cuirass Armor), crafted in the 18th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai arm...
Category
Asian Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Iron
$188,500
Antique Map of Southern India – French Engraving by D’Anville, 18th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
This finely detailed antique map presents the southern portion of India, engraved in the 18th century by the renowned French cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville.
It de...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of the Imperial Palace in Peking, China, 1668
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print China titled ‘Interior aulae Imperatoriae facies'.
Antique print of the Imperial Palace in Peking, China. This print originates from ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$325 Sale Price
20% Off
An 18th Century Model Field Cannon With Bronze Barrel
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century bronze model of a field cannon, mounted on a brass bound oak carriage
The cannon with dolphin handles and good patiation. Possibly originally used as a starter cannon
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Monumental Sculpted Panels from the Eighteenth Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF MONUMENTAL CARVED PANELS FROM THE 18TH CENTURY
IMPORTANT SPANISH BAROQUE 18TH CENTURY WOODEN PANELS ATTRIBUTED TO: Luis Bonifás y...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
Scultetus Amputation Saw, 17th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Scultetus amputation saw, late 17th century, early 18th century.
It measures 32cm in length, with an 11cm blade. The blade can be removed by loosening the two screws, which are in go...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Exploring Ancient Persia: Ptolemaic Map of Iran and Iraq by Ptolemy and Mercator
Located in Langweer, NL
Claudius Ptolemy was a mathematician, astronomer and geographer who worked in Alexandria, then a part of the Roman Empire, in the 2nd century AD. One of the most learned and influent...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$469 Sale Price
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Good Pair Of Queen Anne Barrel Silver Mounted Pistols
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A Pair of silver mounted, walnut handled cannon barrel flintlock pistols by Freeman, London. with good proof marks and numbered turnoff barrels.
The silver grotesque masks on the but...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Steel
Schmetterlinge
Butterflies
by Carl Gustav Jablonsky
J.F.W. Herbst
Located in Middletown, NY
An exceedingly rare and beautifully-illustrated work by Carl Gustav Jablonsky and JFW Herbst, whose Natursystem is one of the first attempts at a complete survey of exotic and European butterflies, and edited following the system of Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), the father of modern taxonomy, as stated in the subtitle of the work.
Jablonsky, Carl Gustav & J.F.W. Herbst. Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insekten: Schmetterlinge; Nach dem System des Ritters Carl von Linné...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Coppia di Fregi Italiani Dorati e Intagliati con la Figura di San Michele 1750s
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia Di Fregi Dorati riccamente intagliati in legno di tiglio con un tableau centrale ovale raffigurante San Michele mentre impugna la spada con la mano destra e regge la bilancia ...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
HOUSE OF LORDS. Remembrances for Order. 1712 - WITH THE GILT ARMS OF QUEEN ANNE
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HOUSE OF LORDS.
TITLE: Remembrances for Order and decency to be kept in the Upper house of Parliament by the Lords, when His Majesty is not there.
PUBLISHER: London, May 7...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Brass Gregorian refractor telescope circa 1750 attributed to James Short
Located in Milan, IT
Antique mid-18th-century brass Gregorian refractor telescope, almost certainly made by James Short (1710-1768). Good condition, replaced eyepiece and missing lens, lathe rebuilt the ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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