18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Old Map of Ancient Assyria Divided into Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylonia
Assyria
Located in Langweer, NL
This map, "Assyria vetus diuisa in Syriam, Messopotamiam, Babyloniam, et Assyriam", by Pierre Mortier, is a late 17th-century depiction of the historical Middle East.
Title: Ancie...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
18th-Century Tabletop Italian Diamond Front Iron Safe
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian Tabletop Diamond Front Iron Safe
18th century
This remarkable 18th-century tabletop safe represents an exceptional fusion of security innovation and decorative metalwork. Co...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Gorgeous 18th Century Baroque South American Floral Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Lovely 18th Century shrine in polychrome cedar. Rectangular box, topped by a cut pediment carved with flowers, flanked by a pair of tips – like simplified obelisks. Sides and pair of...
Category
Brazilian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Cedar
Caen – Antique Hand-Coloured Normandy Town Plan Engraving (1666)
Located in Langweer, NL
Caen – Antique Hand-Coloured Normandy Town Plan Engraving (1666)
This 17th-century copper engraving offers a finely detailed early plan of Caen, published in Antwerp in 1666 for the...
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Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Cherbourg – Antique Hand-Coloured French Coastal Town Engraving (1666)
Located in Langweer, NL
Cherbourg – Antique Hand-Coloured French Coastal Town Engraving (1666)
This 17th-century copper engraving presents a finely detailed early plan of Cherbourg, published in Antwerp in...
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Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Dieppe – Antique Hand-Coloured French Coastal Town Engraving (1666)
Located in Langweer, NL
Dieppe – Antique Hand-Coloured French Coastal Town Engraving (1666)
This charming 17th-century copper engraving presents an early bird’s-eye plan of the fortified port town of Diepp...
Category
Belgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
1658 Large Map of the Holy Land by Jansson – Twelve Tribes of Israel in 6 Sheets
Located in Langweer, NL
Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes – Six-Part Map by Jan Jansson and Georgius Hornius, circa 1658
This rare and impressive six-sheet engraved map of the Holy Land was publish...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$3,504 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Promised Land of Canaan – Antique Map of Israel with Biblical Scenes, van Jagen
Located in Langweer, NL
Promised Land of Canaan – Antique Map of Israel with Biblical Scenes, van Jagen
This remarkable antique map titled Het beloofde landt Canaan doorwandelt...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Somerset Map, Thomas Kitchin, English, Cartographic Reference, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique Somerset map. An 18th century English cartographic county reference engraving by Thomas Kitchin (1718–1784), dating to the Georgian period, circa 1780. A beaut...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Glass, Paper
Fine Sculpted Queen Bed Portuguese 17th/18th C. Jacaranda Wood torsade Posts
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Fine Sculpted Queen Bed Portuguese 17th/18th C. Jacaranda Wood torsade Posts , detailed with a Outstanding Torsade Posts Dimensions: Height” 80” Depth 81” Width: 64” More queen , less king, Deep attention to details with various Scrolls the perfect bed for a Grand bedroom fit for a palace room. An incredible find for your interior design and to elevate your home Bedroom , master bedroom. The workmanship is impeccable and apparent in the hand carving throughout this master piece.
A unique imposing piece of Art to acquire, a conversation piece and a show piece all at the same time With A magnificent height of the bed that stands at 6Feet 8 Inches Tall. A Baroque bed richly carved with leaves foliage and plants and shell motifs. Signs of the centuries as seen in the pictures, cracks losses strong old restorations etc. ... overall good condition. Rare antique with intricate carvings throughout. with interwoven floral designs foliage and plants, crests shells motifs and flambeau with detailed long hand turned profusely mounted with spiral-twist spindles carved with spiral moldings. An incredible find Extremely fine Sculpted Colonial Portuguese 17th/18th Century Jacaranda Bed...
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Portuguese Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood, Jacaranda
$26,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare 16th Century Woodcut Map of Brabant and the Rhine Valley, circa 1549
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Rare 16th Century Woodcut Map of Brabant and the Rhine Valley, circa 1550
Description:
This rare and highly decorative early woodcut map depicts the region of Brabant and the...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Very Decorative Original Antique Map of the World, Published in France in c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'L'Ancien Monde Et Le Nouveau en Deux Hemispheres' - Double hemisphere map of the World, showing the contemporary geographical...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$546 Sale Price
40% Off
18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This exquisite 18th-century French tapestry pillow measures 15” x 8” and showcases a beautifully aged patina with warm, earthy tones of burnt orange, golden tan, and deep brown. Wove...
Category
Unknown Aubusson Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
18th Century Flemish Wood Carved Nativity Angels
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Superb pair of nativity angels. Wood carved with layers of original paint and gesso. Found in a church attic in Belgium. Fantastic craftsmanship and emo...
Category
Belgian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gesso, Wood
$45,000 / set
PORTUGUESE LAVENDER AND GOMIL D. MARIA IN SILVER 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE LAVENDER AND GOMIL D. MARIA IN SILVER 18th Century
in 750 thousandths silver, with a smooth body and decorated on the edge with a pearl frieze.
Contrast mark of c. 1784 ...
Category
Portuguese Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver
Original Antique Map of Ancient Greece, Achaia, Corinth, 1786
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Ancient Greece. Showing the region of Thessaly, including Mount Olympus
Drawn by J.D. Barbie Du Bocage
Copper plate engraving by P.F Tardieu
Original hand color...
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French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Classical Greece Map – Aegean Sea
Crete, ca.1697
Located in Langweer, NL
Hellas seu Graecia Universa is a finely detailed late-17th-century map of Greece and the Aegean world, issued by Philipp Cluver around 1697 (possibly 1694). The map was published in ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
18th Century Continental Coffer Trunk Small
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a handsome 18th century Continental trunk. This one is smaller in size. Some repairs are evident. The right side handle is not original. Warm...
Category
European Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Oak
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Red and Gold Twin Headboard
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style bleached and carved twin size headboard with tufted red damask upholstery (includes: headboard only)
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Damask
Original 16th Century Engraving of a Medieval Tournament, ca.1578
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Das rennen und stechen'.
Engraving of a Medieval tournament. This print originates from 'Thurnier Buch. Von Anfang, Ursachen, ursprung und herkommen (..)' b...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$337 Sale Price
25% Off
Ciro Ferri Drawing Offering Scene Italie 17th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Italian lead pencil drawing, entourage of Ciro Ferri, depicting an offering scene in front of a temple, in the manner of the antiquity.
Measurements: 7.8/5.9 inches
...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Iron Safe - Coffre Forte
Located in Round Top, TX
A very striking 18th century Coffre Forte - Safe - from Northern Italy. Masterly crafted from iron and wood. Wonderful patina and storage. A fabulous piece to serve as a coffee ta...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fruitwood
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Nightstands, Marble Top, Marquetry, 1780
Located in Firenze, IT
This exceptional pair of Italian Louis XVI nightstands, originating from the skilled workshops of Tuscany circa 1780, represents a refined example of 18th-century Italian craftsmansh...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Marble
Vol 15 of
The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure
by Hinton
1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Vol XV 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure' by John Hinton, published 1754. The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure was a per...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$757 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Rare Bronze Gavel in the Form of a Fist Dated 1603, England
Located in Doha, QA
EVERY LAWYER AND JUDGE MUST HAVE! This extraordinary bronze gavel, dated 1603 and weights 1,3 kg. It is a rare and evocative example of early ceremonial instruments. Cast in the form of a clenched fist- symbolising authority, resolve, and order- it is mounted on a worn, aged wooden handle that enhances its historic character. The craftsmanship and materials suggest it originated in medieval or early Stuart England, a period when guilds, courts, and civic bodies often used symbolic tools to assert power and structure in meetings and proceedings.
While the term “gavel” became widely recognised in the 18th and 19th centuries, mallet-like instruments were used much earlier, particularly in English trade guilds and legal contexts, where they served as emblems of control and decision-making. The clenched fist design is highly unusual, possibly denoting a unique ceremonial role or elevated authority within a guild or council.
This piece is not only a striking object of early design but also a rare surviving example from the transitional period between the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Rare 18th Century Neapolitan Nativity Figure – Woman in Traditional Dress
Located in Hamburg, DE
This rare, antique Neapolitan nativity figure from the 18th century represents a woman in traditional dress with a distinctive head covering, a vivid example of the skill and cultura...
Category
Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Textile, Glass, Wood
Antique Map of Tibet and Region West of Turfan by D’Anville, Paris, 1737
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Tibet and Region West of Turfan by D’Anville, Paris, 1737
This finely engraved map is one of the detailed sheets from Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville’s Carte géné...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Verger
s Bible Box, English, Oak, Carved, Ecclesiastical, William III
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique verger's bible box. An English, oak carved ecclesiastical case, dating to the William III period, circa 1700.
Fascinating carved box, with country provincial cra...
Category
British William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Oak
BARCLAY. An Apology for the True Christian Divinity - 1678 - 1ST ED IN ENGLISH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BARCLAY, Robert.
TITLE: An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, as the Same Is Held Forth, and Preached by the People, Called, in Scorn, Quakers.
PUBLISHER: [Aberdeen(...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
Antique Print of Batavia
Jakarta
, in the Dutch East Indies, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Two views on one plate titled 'A Prospect of The Town of Batavia (and) A View of the Citadel of Batavia'. Beautiful views of Batavia (Jakarta), Indonesia. The upper view shows the ci...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$208 Sale Price
20% Off
Mauritius, Banda Islands, Ternate and Tuban – Orlers, Leiden 1610
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Mauritius, Banda Islands, Ternate and Tuban – Orlers, Leiden 1610
Antique print from Jan Janszoon Orlers’ Den Nassauschen Lauren-Crans, published in Leiden in 1610 and engrav...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This is a vintage Aubusson-style tapestry pillow with a subtle, earthy elegance. The pillow features a muted woodland palette of burnt orange, sienna, ochre, soft brown, and sage, fo...
Category
European Aubusson Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
Ca.1700 Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca.1700 Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 21'' X 19'', Handmade and Needlework, Extremely Fine and Unique
Category
Belgian Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Zevenwolden, Friesland – von Reilly antique map, 1791
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Zevenwolden, Friesland – von Reilly antique map, 1791
Fine late-18th-century engraved map of the region of Zevenwolden in Friesland, the Netherlands. Published in 1791 for Fr...
Category
Austrian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$1,534 Sale Price
20% Off
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, ante 1798
Located in Milano, IT
Ptolemaic armillary sphere
Charles-François Delamarche
Paris, ante 1798
Wood and papier-mâché
covered with printed and partly hand-colored paper
It measures 16.37 in in height x Ø 10.94 in (41.60 cm - Ø 27.80 cm)
It weights 2.33 lb (1,058 g)
State of conservation: consistent with its age and use, the paper shows some signs of use, stains and abrasions.
The sphere is Ptolemaic, with the Earth placed at its center, surrounded by the Moon and the Sun mounted on two metal arms.
The sphere is composed of six horizontal and two vertical rings (armillae), each bearing graduations and its own name.
The first horizontal ring is illegible. The others, in descending order are: North Pole, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, South Pole.
The vertical rings consist of two double meridians.
The sphere is then connected to the large meridian by two pins, a vertical ring inserted perpendicularly into the circle of the Horizon, in turn supported by four semicircles connected to the turned and black-stained wooden base.
Each element is covered with printed paper. It contains various pieces of information: latitudes, length of days, names and zodiac symbols, calendar, wind directions, etc.
The vertical circles mention the latitudes and longitudes of different cities: Rome, Bordeaux, Madrid, Boston, Batavia (Jakarta), Acapulco, etc.
Even the small terrestrial globe is covered with printed paper: continents and oceans appear with numerous geographical markings indicating the most recent explorations.
In the Pacific Ocean, west of South America bears the following inscription:
GLOBE
TERRESTRIAL
à Paris
chez Delamarche Géog
Rue du Foin Jacques
Au Collège de
M.e Gervais
The North American coasts are well delineated and California appears correctly as a peninsula - reports from Spanish explorers in the region had given rise to confusion as to whether it was connected to the mainland or not. The geographical nature of California was confirmed after the explorations of Juan Bautista de Anza (1774-1776).
Alaska is not described and is only partially traced; it would become part of the United States in 1867.
Various Pacific islands are indicated.
Australia (the name definitely used from 1824) is called "Nouvelle Hollande."
Tasmania is still represented as a peninsula and this is an important detail for the dating of our armillary sphere.
The island is separated from Australia by Bass Strait, which was crossed by Matthew Flinders for the first time in 1798, showing that it was not a peninsula. Delamarche certainly would not have waited a long time to update such an important geographical datum: presumably he did so shortly after receiving the news.
Charles-François Delamarche (1740-1817) founded his laboratory around 1770 and, in a few years, he became the most famous French cartographer and globe maker between the 18th and 19th centuries. After having acquired the laboratory of the late Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786; himself a renowned cartographer who continued the family business founded by his grandfather Nicolas Sanson in the seventeenth century) and after having purchased, between 1788 and around 1800, the businesses of Jean-Baptiste Fortin (1750-1831) and Jean Lattré (around 1750-1800), he began to call himself "Successeur de MM. Sanson and Robert de Vaugondi, Géographes du Roi and de M. Fortin, Ingénieur-mécanicien du Roi pour les globes et les sphères."
Thus, at the end of the eighteenth century, Delamarche possessed the warehouse stocks, as well as the manufacturing skills of the globes of his main rivals in Paris.
In addition to this aggressive acquisition policy, the key to its success also lay in the combination of high-quality cartography combined with extremely attractive globes and armillary spheres; and, of course, its famous red paint finishing touch.
His laboratory was located on Rue de Foin St Jacques "au Collège Me. (or "Mtre") Gervais" in the Latin Quarter of Paris until around 1805, when he moved to rue du Jardinet No. 13.
On the death of Charles-François in 1817, the reins of the company passed to his son Félix (1779-1835), who continued to publish, often in collaboration with the engraver Charles Dien, Sr. In 1835 the company first moved to rue du Jardinet No. 12 and a little later to rue du Battoir No. 7.
Bibliography:
Dekker, Elly, et al. Globes at Greenwich...
Category
French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood, Paper
Early 17th Century Medieval Handcrafted Black Iron Coffer or Box
Located in Brescia, IT
The iron coffer, fully original in every part of it, was forged and handcrafted in German in the 1610. Complete with key. Full working iron mechanisms. It ...
Category
German Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
New England painted and grained hooded rocking cradle, 1780-1810
Located in Kenilworth, IL
New England painted Northern white pine hooded rocking cradle. The cradle retains its original blue milk paint interior and grain painted exterior.
American,...
Category
American Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pine, Paint
$420 Sale Price
30% Off
16th Century Flemish Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An elegant pillow made from a 16th-century Brussels tapestry fragment, skillfully woven in wool and silk. The composition showcases grand floral blooms and fruit clusters framed by B...
Category
Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Copper, Iron
$188,500
18th Century French Tapestry pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
A stunning 18th-century French tapestry pillow measuring 15” x 10”, featuring intricate woven motifs in soft, muted earth tones. The design includes scrolling foliage and classical f...
Category
French Aubusson Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
Les Vieux Hotels De Paris, Decorations Exterieureset Interieures, 20 Portfolios
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
It is rare to find a set of twenty of these volumes, which were published between 1920 and 1930. Each volume contains a title page and varying amounts of text in French - up to 24 pa...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Cairo in Egypt, 1698
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled antique print with two views of Cairo, Egypt. 78: Palace of Sultan Gori. 79. Tower and aqueduct. This print originates from 'Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn, door de vermaardst...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$274 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Scandinavian Pine Baroque Folk Art Carved Dowry Chest Trunk Coffer 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique Scandinavian carved Baroque Folk Art dowry chest, Circa 1780.
The chest having a gently domed top with a hinged lid having the original 'snipe' hinges, the edge ...
Category
Scandinavian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pine
Antique Map of the City of Paris by Tirion
1763
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart der platte Grond van de Stad Parys (..)'. Beautiful city plan of Paris, France. This map originates from 'Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand-Atlas, bestaande in...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Extremly Rare Mexican Silver Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Flintlock
Located in Madrid, ES
Extremly Rare South American Silver-Mounted Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol
Late 18th century, Mexican
With a roped silver band around the turned and belled muzzle, the forward sections polygonal and inlaid with silver fronds, octagonal breeches with silver foliage on the flats either side, a broad silver band at the rear, foliate engraved tangs, characteristic locks with fluted mount beneath the pan enclosing the steel-spring, full stocks inlaid with silver panels secured by silver pins and pierced and engraved with foliage inhabited by monsters, birds and a pair of rabits, the last forward of the trigger-guards, and studded with further silver pins.
The fore-ends en suite and each inlaid with a silver panel pierced and engraved as a double-headed eagle, foliate engraved silver side-plates each pierced for an iron belt hook...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rider
s British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register
Located in Middletown, NY
Rider, Cardanus
Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register
London: R. and M. Brown / Company of Stationers & J. Jolliffe, G. Woodfall, an...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Monumental Italian Neoclassic Triumphal Military Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Roman fruitwood trophy wall plaque carved with the forms of armor, halberds, and other military regalia.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fruitwood
Authentic Antique Map of the Caribbean, Gulf Coast and Central America, 1787
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Les Isles Antilles et le Golfe du Méxique'. Original old map of the Caribbean, Gulf Coast and Central America. With inset map of Bermuda...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
$293 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge Prehistoric Fossilised Whale Bone
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Standing at over 120cm (47 inches) tall, this rare prehistoric fossilised whale bone is a fascinating sculptural artefact for an interior or live-in museum....
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden bust of a knight.
A wonderful armored knight carved from lime wood. The knight is well carved with the face (with moustache) looking out of the ...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pine
Small Late 17th Century English Oak Trunk / Chest / Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
A desirable late 17th century English oak trunk / chest.
Warm and rich original patina. In very good shape and condition, the original hinges have been replaced. Perfect for a bench ...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Oak
18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish strong box from the 18th century. This antique safe from is constructed or iron clad wood, and is handsomely adorn in domed iron nailhead trim throughout it's top, front, a...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
17thC faux marble altar
Located in Livorno, IT
Wooden altar of late 17thC richly decorated.
Polychrome faux marble lacquer, embellished with carvings depicting putti with typical aesthetic characteristics of 17th-century Baroque....
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
$19,533
1773 Map of Persia, Gujarat
Malabar Coasts – Arabia to India, Hand-Colored
Located in Langweer, NL
1773 Bellin map of Persia, Gujarat and Malabar coasts with Arabia and Maldives
Description:
This finely engraved and delicately hand-colored 18th-century map titled Kaart van de Kusten van Persië, Guzaratte en Malabar was produced by the eminent French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin and engraved by Jakob van der Schley. It was published in 1773 in Amsterdam by E. van Harrevelt and D. Changuion, as part of a Dutch edition of Bellin’s maritime atlas focused on the East Indies and the Indian Ocean.
The map presents the coastline bordering the Arabian Sea, extending from the Persian Gulf and parts of the Arabian Peninsula to the shores of Gujarat and the Malabar Coast in southwestern India. It provides a detailed representation of the coastlines of Persia (modern-day Iran), the western coast of India, and a portion of southern Arabia including the Oman Peninsula. Coastal towns, rivers, ports, and geographical landmarks are clearly labeled, including prominent trading centers like Surat, Goa, Calicut, Cochin, and Cape Comorin (now Kanyakumari).
Additionally, the map shows the Laccadive Islands (Laka Dives) and the Maldives (Maldivische Eilanden), with attention to navigational details such as shoals, sandbanks, and anchor points. A large compass rose and clear latitude and longitude markings enhance its utility as a navigational aid.
A highly decorative title cartouche at lower left features maritime iconography such as sea creatures, a fountain, and shells. An inset legend beneath the map provides explanations in Dutch for the symbols used to indicate bays, capes, ports, forts, islands, and towns.
This is a copperplate engraving printed on laid paper with full original hand coloring. It retains its original fold lines as issued. The condition is generally good, with minor age toning and a few light spots in the margins. No repairs or restoration are visible. The paper is strong, and the impression remains crisp and clear.
This historical map is a significant and attractive example of 18th-century European cartography, especially valued for its depiction of maritime trade regions and coastal geography during the age of exploration and colonial expansion.
To frame this 1773 Bellin map attractively and safely:
- Use acid-free matting in a neutral tone like cream or antique white
- Consider double matting with a subtle inner color that complements the map
- Choose a simple wooden frame in walnut, cherry, or aged oak for a classic look
- Use UV-protective glass or acrylic to prevent fading
- For a full display, consider float mounting to show the edges and fold lines
- Allow 2 to 3 inch mat margins to balance the composition and enhance presentation
Keywords:
Bellin map 1773, van der Schley, Persia coast map, Gujarat map, Malabar map...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Furniture and Collectibles
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