18th Century and Earlier Prints

Joan Maetsuycker was a prominent Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Maetsuycker's term in the Dutch Indies was from 1653 to 1678. 1. **Early Life**: Joan Maetsuycker was b...

Antique print titled 'Chart of the Friendly Islands'. Antique map of the Friendly Islands depicting Rotterdam or Anamocka, Middelburg or Eaoowe and Amsterdam or Tongatabu. Originates...

Antique print titled 'Faifena een Japans jacht.' Old print of a galley yacht from Japan, here identified as Faifena, Fayfena. This print originates from 'Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappe...

Antique print China titled 'Xaocheu ou Sucheu'. Old print depicting a view of the Chinese city of Xaocheu / Sucheu with its ramparts. This print originates from the Latin edition of ...

Antique map titled 'England and Wales from the best Authorities'. Original antique map of England and Wales, with decorative cartouche. Engraved by T. Conder. Published circa 1790.

Antique print titled 'Kauft Dinten! - De l'Encre!'. Old profession print depicting an ink seller. This print originates from 'Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufru...

Antique portrait titled 'Serenissim, ac Potentissum, princeps Ludovicus XIII (..)'. Portrait of Louis XIII, King of France. Bust length with curled hair, moustache, lace collar, armo...

Antique print titled 'Sineesche Boeren en Boerinne'. Old print depicting Chinese farmers (male and female). This print originates from 'Het gezantschap der Nee^rlandtsche Oost-Indisc...

Antique print China titled 'Convivium proregum ante Muos Cantonis'. Old print depicting the Royal Banquet just outside the wall of the Chinese city of Canton with (A) the old Viceroy...

Antique botany print titled 'Kali Aizoides canariense procumbens (..)'. Copper engraving of various plants. This print originates from 'Phytanthoza Iconographia' by J.W. Weinmann. ...

Antique portrait titled 'Rycklof van Goens, Gouverneur Generaal van Nederlands Indiën'. Old portrait of Rijckloff Volckertsz. van Goens. He was the Governor of Zeylan and Governor-Ge...

Antique print of two adults and four children. The children are being taught writing the Singalese / Ceylon - Sri Lanka language by drawing characters in the sand, but some scrolls o...

Antique portrait titled 'Paulus Thebanus'. Portrait of Paul of Thebes. Paul of Thebes, commonly known as Saint Paul the First Hermit or St Paul the Anchorite (d. c. 341) is regarded as the first Christian hermit. He is not to be confused with Paul the Simple, who was a disciple of Anthony the Great...

Antique print titled 'Serenissim, ac Potentissim (..)'. Engraving of Louis XIII, King of France. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Anonymous. Condition: ...

Antique print titled 'Le Binnen Amstel et la maison des Orphelins de la Diaconie, à Amsterdam'. View of the Amstel and the orphanage in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This is an optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique', which were made to be viewed through a Zograscope, or other devices of convex lens...

Attractive and early map of the area around Venice, Italy. With South-Tirol in the North, areas of Krain (Slovenia), Croatia, Ferrara, Modena and Piacenza. In the east with areas aro...

Antique print titled 'Rochers Dechiquetés tirés de Nieuhof'. Print of ragged cliffs in China. This print originates from Prevost's 'Histoire Generale des Voyages'. Artists and Eng...

Antique print Loenen titled 'Nieuwerhoek van binnen, op het Huis aen te sien'. Depicts Nieuwerhoek, the estate of Mr. Jan van Tarelink. Originates from 'De zegepralende Vecht', 1719....

Antique bird print titled 'Turdus Viscivorus'. Original antique print of a mistle thrush. This print originates from 'A Natural History of Birds' by Eleazar Albin, published circa 17...

Antique map titled 'Carte du canal de Mosambique, contenant l'Isle de Madagascar avec les Cotes d'Afrique.' Map of Mozambique Channel, containing the Island of Madagascar with the coasts of Africa from Cape of Good Hope to Melinde. The inset map shows the Cape region in South Africa with False Bay, Robben Island etc. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795 ) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne's work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps...

Antique map titled 'Isola e Castello di Gerbi'. Original antique map of the Island of Djerba, Tunisia, in Africa. Includes an inset of the Djerba Castle in upper right. This map orig...

Antique map titled 'Suite de la Carte de l'Indoustan (..) - Vervolg van de Kaart van Hindoestan (..)'. Original antique map of Southern India and Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). This...

Antique print titled 'Ein Frantzösches Sommer Haus zu Ende eines Lust Gartens (..)'. Copper engraving showing a French garden summer house. This print originates from a series of gar...

Antique print titled 'Huys en Hoff te Poppendamm'. Copper engraving of the estate of Poppendam, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Nieuwe Cronyk van Zeeland' by Mattheus Sm...

Antique map titled 'The Road from Bristol to Weymouth (..)'. Original antique map of the road from Bristol to Weymouth. Plate 60 from Ogilby's 'Britannia', the first road atlas of En...

Plan of Vänersborg, Sweden – Antique Map by Merian, c.1680 Theatrum Europaeum Antique map titled 'Grundtriss und Situation von der Statt und Vöstung Wennersburg'. This early coppe...

Antique map titled 'Les Isles Britaniques ou sont les Royaumes d'Angleterre (..)'. Original old map of the British Isles with inset maps of the Faroes and Shetlands. The title cartouche depicts dog...

Antique map titled 'Plan de Jedo - Platte Grond van Jedo'. A detailed street map of the city of Edo (modern Tokyo) in Japan, originally engraved by Bellin and Schley and reissued for...

Antique map titled 'Geographische Beschreibung des Belobten Landes Canaan (..)'. Scarce map of Canaan, with portraits of the Apostles of Matheaus, S. Marcus, S. Lucas, S. Johannes. With Christ in lower part. The map extends along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean. Published by Georg Andreas...

One of the maps produced by Bellin for Prevost d'Exiles' influential travel book, ‘L'Histoire Generale des Voyages’. This map depicts part of Southeast Asia, most likely northern Vie...

Two images on one sheet titled 'La Procession des Palmes le Dimanche des Rameaux' and 'La Procession du Saint Sacrement le jour de la Dête-Dieu'. The upper image depicts Palm Sunday...

Antique print, titled 'Sommona Codom en andere Siamsche afgoden.' Statues of Buddha (in Siam/Thailand known as Sommona-Codom) and other Siamese deities. ...

Title on the engraving: "Un Christ d'un original très ancien, que la fable donne pour après nature" Translated: "A Christ of a very old original, which the fable gives for nature" ...

A pair of Rome views, two Neoclassical original etchings depicting Italian views of Rome, with the following titles: Colonna di M. Antonino Imperatore nella via Flaminia in Roma. Ves...

Antique print Ambon titled 'Anabon'. Antique print of the island of Ambon, Indonesia. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Anonymous. Condition: Good, gener...

Antique portrait titled 'Gustavus D.G. (..)'. Portrait of Gustav of Sweden. This print originates from 'Tooneel der keyseren ende coningen van christenryck sedert den onderganck van ...

Antique print titled 'Seigneurs de Kassa tirés de Grueber (..)'. Original antique print of courtiers of Lhasa, taken from Grueber; Trophy in honour of the Dalai Lama. This print orig...

Antique bird print titled 'Le Perroquet Tapiré'. Original engraved print of a parrot species. This print originates from 'l'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux' by Buffon. Buffon was the ...

Title: "Etang de Martigues et Environs: Antique Map of the Martigues Region, France" Description: This antique map, titled "Etang de Martigue et Environs," offers a detailed view of...

Antique map titled 'Teneramonda vulgo Dendermonde'. Beautiful map with views of Dendermonde, Belgium. This map originates from 'Flandria illustrata, sive provinciae ac comitatus huju...

Antique bird print titled 'Auerhenne'. Hand colored original antique print of a Western capercaillie hen, also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-...

Antique print titled 'Pavillon de Labossiere (..)'. Copper engraving of pavillon La Bouëxière. This print originates from 'Jardins Anglo-Chinois à la Mode' by Georg Louis le Rouge. A...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la France'. Original old map of France. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atlas Maritime Recueil De Cartes et Plans Des Quatre Parties Du Monde (..) by ...

Antique map titled 'Itinera Varia Auctoris'. Very interesting map of Great Britain and Northern Europe. The map shows Edwards' journeys between 1716-1730 to study his beloved birds a...

Antique map of France titled 'Nova et Accurata descriptio Delphinatus vulgo Dauphiné'. Decorative map of Dauphiné region in France. Originally a seperate province in southeastern Fra...

Figure 10 of first part: The French king Louis XIII (aged sixteen) standing at left, with Messieurs de Pluvinel and le Grand, a horse tethered b...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la tartarie occidentale'. An interesting map of Tartary and northeast Asia, from Lake Baykal, Partie du Siberia in the north, Pays des Kalkas at the cent...

Antique map titled 'South America agreeable to the most approved maps and charts'. Rare map of South America depicting Chili, La Plata, Paraguay, Brazil, ...

Antique print titled 'De Twee groote Synagogen der Hoogduitsche Jooden en het Oude-Zyds-Huiszitten-Aalmoesseniers-Huis van agteren, in 't verschiet'. Old print depicting two large large synagogues of German jews...

Antique print titled 'Gezigt van den Tuin van Somerset's Paleis, Langs den Theems tot op de Brug van Londen'. Lovely view from the garden terrace of the Somerset House...

Antique print titled 'Le Rocher'. Copper engraving showing a rock formation. This print originates from 'Jardins Anglo-Chinois à la Mode' by Georg Louis le Rouge. Artists and Engravers: The work of Le Rouge is considered the most important engraved work concerning the history of European...

Antique print titled 'Intrede des Chineschen Tempels - De Chineesche God Calamija'. Copper engraving of two female deities of Chinese Buddhism in Indonesia; Quanteja and Quam Iem Hoe...

Untitled print of an Arab Moor man playing a stringed instrument 105: Mural in St. Marc's church: the left a painting of the Archangel Michael, said to be painted by S. Lucas. This...

Antique portrait titled 'Henricus I (..)'. Portrait of Henry of Portugal. This print originates from 'Tooneel der keyseren ende coningen van christenryck sedert den onderganck van he...

Antique portrait titled 'Thomas Wentworth Earl of Strafford'. Old print of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641)was a powerful statesman. He initially supported Parliam...

Antique print titled 'Harlingen, Staveren, Sneck'. Views of the cities of Harlingen, Stavoren and Sneek, Friesland, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Thooneel der Steden e...

Set of nine antique prints depicting various figures and objects of, most likely, the Middle East. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1790.

A charming period print depicting a young woman in a three-quarter view, her head turned towards the viewer, sporting a delicate smile. Her hair is tied back with a wide ribbon, and ...

Antique portrait titled 'Antonius I (..)'. Portrait of António, Prior of Crato, Portugal. This print originates from 'Tooneel der keyseren ende coningen van christenryck sedert den o...

Antique print, titled: 'Majorinus Numida' Majorinus was a bishop of Carthage in dispute with Ceacilianus. He favored the so-called Donatist sect. Het died ca. 329 AD. The background to the controversy was the wave of persecutions of Christians by the Roman Emperor Diocletian. At that time some Church leaders - unwilling to endure torture or death and become martyrs - had been ready to take such acts as worshipping the gods of the old pantheon, considered idols by Christians, or surrendering church books and property to the imperial authorities. Such people became known as 'traditors' ("surrenderers"). One of these "traditors", named Caecilian, had returned to the fold of the Church once the persecutions ended, and was consecrated Bishop of Carthage and Primate of North Africa. Those of the faithful who refused to accept the authority of such a spiritual leader raised Majorinus as a rival bishop; however, Majorinus died shortly after being consecrated, and it fell to Donatus to take his place and continue the struggle. This rare print originates from: 'Historie der Kerken en Ketteren van den beginne des Nieuwen Testaments tot aan het Jaar onses Heeren 1688. Onzydig in 't Hoogduytsch beschreeven, door den Hoog-geleerden Heer Godfried Arnold, Voor deezen Hoog-Leeraar in de Historien tot Giesen. In het Neederduyts vertaald. Vercierd met verscheyde Koopere Plaaten door den Heer Romeyn de Hooghe.' (transl.: History of Churches and Heretics from the start of the New Testament until the year of our lord 1688 ...), by Godfried Arnold, Dutch edition published by Sebastiaan Petzold, Amsterdam 1701. This edition contains portraits of heretic figures, etched by the reknown Romeyn de Hooghe. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Romeyn de Hooghe' after an anonymous artist. Gottfried Arnold (pseud. Christophorus Irenaeus) was an important representative of the so-called radical Pietism, publicist, church historian and chants writer (so he was believed to have written the well-known Church song 'O Durchbrecher aller Bande'). Arnold studied theology in Wittenberg. From the Lutheran Orthodoxy he converted, through writings of Spener, to Pietism, associating later into a circle around the court preacher Sprögel, who was influenced by Jakok Böhm. Many medieval mystics were later re-issued by him. In addition he was clearly influenced by Grotius and the early enlightenment. His quest for the 'true' Christianity rightly brought him in the early Church. So he arranged an edition containing the sermons of the desert father Macarius. Arnold was a skilled patristicus, although he did not escape from the creation of an ideal image of the Christian life in the early Church, in his view a flowering time which ended with the reign of Constantine. His first study of the early Church ('Die erste Liebe der Gemeinen Jesu Christi') provided him a professor position in Gießen, a post which he soon left, disappointed by what he called the 'Ruhmsachtige Vernunftwesen des akademischen Lebens'. He continued as an individual scientist and he published books and poems. His main work is 'Unparteiischen Kirchen- und Ketzerhistorie' (1699-1700), of which this is the Dutch translation. He adapts in this study the reformatory decay theory, where the censure lies no longer with Constantine, but the post-Apostolic time. The decay is temporarily lifted with the Reformation, but occurres again soon, so that even the contemporary institutional Protestantism lies under the fire of his criticism. On the other hand he favours the 'Church of the spirit' that existed in all times (invisible) and is characterised by avoiding the world and asceticism. Not the orthodoxy, but the subjectivity of religious man...