Early 18th Century Prints

Antique map titled 'Ducatus Uplandiae cum Westmanniae Sudermanniae (..)' This map shows parts of Finland and Sweden. Originally published by Frederick de Wit in the late 1600's. ...

Antique map titled 'Superioris et Inferioris ducatus Silesiae (..)'. Detailed map of Silesia by Johann Baptist Homann. Shows the Southwestern part of Poland between Frankfurt Oder ...

Lusitanorum Regum Icones – Complete Kings of Portugal Table, Rome c.1700 This complete multi-sheet engraved series titled “Lusitanorum Regum Icones, Ordine Temporum Expositae” presents a learned dynastic overview of the Kings of Portugal, conceived as a single monumental historical table rather than as individual portrait prints. Engraved in Rome around 1700, the sheets were designed to be assembled into a large rectangular composition, following a consistent architectural framework of laurel-wreathed medallions, crowned rulers, and extensive Latin historical texts. The series traces the Portuguese monarchy from its early medieval origins through successive dynasties to the reigning rulers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Each portrait is accompanied by a concise Latin account of the ruler’s reign, situating the individual within a continuous historical narrative. As with other contemporary dynastic tables, several medallions are intentionally left blank, an original feature indicating that the work was conceived as an open-ended genealogy, allowing space for future sovereigns to be added. These blank medallions are integral to the original design and confirm the set’s completeness as issued. The engravings are executed in refined Roman burin technique, with dense concentric background lines, carefully modeled facial features, and rich ornamental foliage framing each portrait. The overall composition belongs to the European scholarly tradition of comparative royal genealogies, produced for an educated international audience interested in history, legitimacy, and the continuity of royal power. Closely related in conception and execution to contemporary tables of emperors and foreign dynasties, this Portuguese series reflects the same intellectual ambition and visual authority. When assembled as intended, the sheets form a visually commanding rectangular wall table, particularly suited to a library, study, or institutional interior. Complete surviving sets are uncommon; most examples encountered today are fragmentary or dispersed. Offered here is a full, intact set as issued, making it an important and decorative historical object for collectors of Iberian history, early modern genealogy, or large-scale engraved wall works. Condition report: Complete multi-sheet set. Overall good condition with light age toning and occasional staining, primarily in the margins. Plates well printed with clear impressions. No losses to engraved image areas. Blank medallions original to the design. Framing tips: Can be framed as a single reconstructed rectangular composition for strong visual impact, or as aligned sheets in a grid. Particularly effective with wide light mounts and a dark or gilt wood frame in a classical library or study setting. Technique: Copper engraving Maker: Nicolas Dorigny, Rome, circa 1700–1705 Keywords: Portugal history, Kings of Portugal, Lusitanian monarchy, Portuguese royalty, dynastic table, genealogical chart, royal portraits, early modern history, Roman engraving...

Ottomanorum Principum Effigies – Complete Ottoman Rulers Table, Rome c.1700 This impressive and complete multi-sheet engraving set titled “Ottomanorum Principum Effigies” presents a learned dynastic overview of the Ottoman rulers, conceived as a single monumental composition rather than as independent portraits. Engraved in Rome around 1700, the series was designed for assembly into a large rectangular genealogical table, following the architectural framework and paired medallion structure visible across the sheets. The set traces the Ottoman dynasty from its founder, Osman I, through successive sultans to the reigning rulers of the early eighteenth century. Each medallion contains a finely engraved portrait accompanied by a Latin historical summary, reflecting the European scholarly tradition of universal history and comparative imperial studies. Several medallions intentionally remain blank, an original and significant feature indicating that the table was conceived as an open-ended genealogy, allowing for future rulers to be added. Their presence confirms completeness rather than loss. The engravings are executed with refined burin work, dense concentric backgrounds, and architectural framing characteristic of Roman engraving at the turn of the eighteenth century. The composition closely relates to contemporary genealogical tables of emperors, popes, and royal houses produced for an international learned audience. The sheets are printed on high-quality Italian laid paper bearing the watermark of Pietro Meliani of Fabriano, one of the most important papermakers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Fabriano paper was widely favored by Roman engravers for its durability, clarity of impression, and prestige, and the presence of this watermark further supports the Roman origin and period of the set. When assembled as intended, the sheets form a visually powerful rectangular wall table, equally suited to a library, study, or institutional collection. Surviving complete sets of this series are scarce; most examples encountered on the market are fragmentary or broken up into individual sheets. Offered here is a full, intact set as issued, making it a strong object for collectors of Ottoman history, early modern genealogy, or large-scale historical prints with both intellectual and decorative authority. Condition report: Complete six-sheet set. Overall good, honest condition. Light age toning, scattered staining and watermarks, mainly in margins. Plates clean and well printed. No losses to engraved image areas. Blank medallions original to the design. Keywords: Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Sultans, Ottoman genealogy, Islamic rulers, Turkish history, Roman engraving, early modern history, dynastic table, genealogical chart, wall table, library wall art, scholarly print, Fabriano paper, Pietro Meliani watermark, Nicolas Dorigny, Rome engraving...

Antique portrait titled 'Dgi-Guerdgi Albanois qui porte au Bezestein des Foyes de Mouton pour nourrir les Chats'. Antique print depicting the Albanian Dgi-Guerdgi feeding cats in...

Groningen Across the Fields — Elegant Dutch City View by van der Aa, c.1710 Description: This finely engraved early-18th-century city view presents the city of Groningen seen across...

Antique religion print depicting rituals and ceremonies for the death of the Pope. Originates from 'Ceremonies et coutumes Religieuses...' , by A. Moubach. Artists and Engrave...

Antique print titled 'Kohm - Kasjan'. Old print with two views: one is Qom, the other Kashan. Both are in Iran (then known as Persia). Published by C. de Bruijn, circa 1700. Corne...

18th century large hand-tinted botanical lithographs. Beautiful images to hang in powder room, framing doorways, kitchens or anywhere! The measurement below is for the frame only. ...

Untitled print of various wild cats and bats. Dutch subtitles ‘1 Babi Roesa, 2 Sivet Kat, 3 Ambonse Vledermuis, 4 Vliegende Kat’. A civet is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mamma...

Antique print titled 'Exundatio aquarum Nocuus sic plectitur ignis ab undis'. View of people and animals being rescued from the sea. This print originates from 'Ethica naturalis,...

Panoramic view of Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, Israel. Published by C. de Bruijn, circa 1700. Cornelis de Bruijn (also spelled Cornelius de Bruyn,...

Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724 Text on verso The measurement given is the paper size.

The engraving depicts a classical façade of a building, designed with a series of evenly spaced windows and arches on the ground floor, and rectangular windows on the upper floor. The architectural style is neoclassical, characterized by its symmetry, balanced proportions, and the use of classical elements such as pilasters and pediments. Atop the structure sits a central pediment supported by columns, flanked by statues. This could represent a public building or a grand palatial structure. The precise lines and attention to detail suggest that it was intended for scholarly study or as a record of architectural design. The labeling at the bottom, if any, could provide information on the building's location or the architect, but it's not visible in the image. The engraving is possible part of a series published around the early 18th century by Joan Blaeu, a renowned Dutch cartographer born in 1599 and who passed away in 1673. His works often featured detailed engravings of notable locations. This particular piece would have been published posthumously, as part of a collection that his heirs continued, which was later reissued by publishers like Pierre Mortier. The exact date of publication for this specific engraving is not provided in the information, but it would be within the timeframe of the early 1700s, given the dates of the reissues mentioned and the info behind the watermark that is visible if you hold the print to the light. The text appears in the paper is a historical note about the Honig family, prominent in the Dutch paper manufacturing industry during the 17th and 18th centuries. Jan Jbz. Honig (1688-1757), the white paper manufacturer from Zaandijk, was the son of paper manufacturer Jacob Cz. Honig(h) (1648-1709). Jan began his independent work in 1738 and continued until 1757. He was the younger brother of Cornelis Jbz. Honig (1683-1755), and together they started the company C & J HONIG in 1709. Following a division of the family business in 1738, Jan took over the mill 'De Vergulde Bijkorf' and also acquired the mill 'De Eendracht'. He was married to Trijntje Claes Caescoper (1689-1763) and operated with his son Jacob Jsz. Honig (1712-1780) under the name J(an) HONIG & ZOON. Around 1741, this firm produced Pro Patria paper featuring the emblem of the Hollandse Tuin as a watermark. By 1764, under the direction of his son Jacob, J. HONIG & ZOON supplied paper to the Amsterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, using watermarks including the Amsterdam coat of arms...

Pearl Fishery Scene, Coromandel Coast India, Dutch Hand-Colored Engraving c.1730 This hand-colored engraved view depicts a pearl fishery along the Coromandel Coast in southern India...

Antique print titled 'De Meerman van 't Noorder Gewest als Opper Directeur der zee-plaat verkruyers van het verkeerde Pampus beslaande de Achterhoede van het Papiere Actie-Schouburgs...

Antique print, titled: 'Transisalania Provincia vulgo Over-yssel.' Attractive original handcoloured map of the province of Overijssel, The Netherlands. With beautiful title cartouc...

Antique print titled 'Copenhague'. Beautiful city view of Copenhagen (Denmark). Source unknown, published circa 1705.

Antique map titled 'Africae Pars Borealis.' Very decorative antique map of the northern part of Africa by Heinrich Scherer. The map is full of the spurious geography of the perio...

Antique map titled 'Carte particuliere des Costes de l'Afrique'. Map of the coasts of Namibia and South Africa. With an inset map of Saldanha Bay. Artists and Engravers: Publ...

Beautiful collection of 13 engravings of 300 years old! Nicely framed. The maker Johann Christoph Weigel, known as Christoph Weigel the Elder (9 November 1654 – 5 February 1725), w...

Rare antique map titled 'La Baie de Manille (..)'. Map of Manilla Bay, the map is oriented with southwest at the top and includes a small town plan for Manilla and other places. This...

Antique print titled 'Ceremonie nuptiale du Canada / Maniere dont les peuples du canada font le divorce'. Two prints on one page depicting wedding and divorce customs in Canada. This...

Antique print titled 'Emir Chef des descendans de Mahomet'. This print originates from 'Naaukeurige beschryving der godtsdienst-plichten, kerk-zeden en gewoontens van alle volkeren d...

Title: "1703 Copperplate Engraving of a Dutch Seaman’s Wife in Traditional Costume" Description: This rare copperplate engraving, created by Caspar Luyken and published by C. Wei...

Engraving by Louis de Surgis de Surugue after a painting by Jacques Dumont dit Le Romain. It is part of a series of 16 engravings illustrating "Le Rom...

This illustration is from Eleazar Albin's work, as indicated by the signature "E. Albin del.", meaning "drawn by Eleazar Albin". It is a plate from his series on natural history, spe...

Antique print titled 'Emir Chef des descendans de Mahomet'. Old print of an Islamic Emir on a horse. This print originates from 'Ceremonies et coutumes Religieuses (..)'. Art...

Description: Plate: 'Audience des Rois de Cambodia dans leur Palais defendu pas 16 elephants et 24 pieces de canon. (Audience before the Kings of Cambodia in their Palace, protected ...

City of Albany, New York, Hudson River View – Antique Engraving, 1827 This finely detailed early 19th-century engraving titled City of Albany, in the State of New York presents a pa...

Antique map France titled 'Les Embouchures de la Somme et de Bresle Riv. ou est St. Valeri, Eu et Dieppe'. Beautiful map of the French coast, fr...

Antique map titled 'Bavariae pars inferior cum insertis et adjacentibus regionibus (..)'. Published circa 1700 in N. Visscher's World Atlas. The map "Bavariae pars inferior cum inse...

Title: Antique English Moths and Caterpillars on Hedgerow Plants – Albin 1720 Description: This set of two original hand-colored copper engravings was published in London in 1720 as...

John Nieuhoff Exotic Fish Prints Set of Five Hand-Colored Engravings c1704 This rare and attractive group of five hand-colored engravings depicts a diverse selection of exotic marin...

Military Procession with Spoils of War After Gerard de Lairesse Rossetti c1700 A large early 18th-century etching and engraving by Domenico Rossetti, after a composition by the cele...

Classical Antiquities and Sacred Figures, Montfaucon Engraving, London 1721 This large and visually rich engraving originates from Bernard de Montfaucon’s monumental work Antiquity ...

Monumental Classical Relief Scene, Montfaucon Antiquity Explained Engraving, 1721 Description This impressive and richly scaled engraving originates from the landmark antiquarian wo...

Apollo, Muses and Mythological Reliefs, Classical Antiquity Engraving, 1721 This detailed antiquarian engraving presents a carefully curated selection of mythological reliefs, statu...

Roman Statues and Coins, Composite Antiquities Plate with Center Fold, 1721 Description: This large and visually rich engraving is a composite antiquarian study plate from the first...

Neptune and Marine Deities, Roman Sea Gods and Reliefs – Montfaucon, 1721 A striking and visually rich antiquarian engraving illustrating Neptune and a wide range of marine deities,...

Classical Marble Statues, Apollo and Nude Figures – Montfaucon Antiquity, 1721 Description: This engraved plate originates from Bernard de Montfaucon’s influential Antiquity Explain...

Antique map titled 'Nieuwe kaart van Choromandel ende Malabar.' Original antique map of Southern India documenting the VOC's areas of influence. Included is Kerala, Tamil Nadu...

Neptune / Poseidon Sculptures and Coins – Roman Antiquity Engraving, 1721 This finely engraved plate presents a scholarly survey of classical repre...

Double Bacchic Frieze, Classical Mythological Relief – Montfaucon Engraving 1721 DESCRIPTION Large and highly decorative engraving depicting a double horizontal mythological frieze after ancient Roman relief sculpture. The upper register shows a continuous Bacchic procession populated by nude and semi-draped figures, putti, and ritual scenes associated with Dionysian celebration and abundance. The figures are arranged in a calm yet rhythmic sequence, creating a strong sense of architectural balance and movement. The lower register presents a complementary arrangement of sculptural figures, statues, and symbolic elements, reinforcing the plate’s character as a scholarly reconstruction of antique relief...

Roman Sculptures and Portrait Heads, Composite Antiquities Plate, Montfaucon 1721 Description: This finely engraved composite plate originates from the first English edition of Bern...

Virgin Islands Natives – Early American Ethnographic Engraving, c.1700 This rare early ethnographic engraving depicts two indigenous figures identified as inhabitants of the Virgin ...

Title: "ORNITHOLOGY. Div'n. Land Birds – Order 4 PICE.A. Plate III" This 19th-century ornithological print, part of a scientific collection, features an array of land birds from the...

Antique map titled 'Judaea seu Terra Sancta quae Hebraeorum sive Israelitarum (..)'. Map of The Holy Land, showing the location of the various tribes, in two kingdoms, Judah and Isra...

"Metamorphosis of Surinamese Insects by Merian" This exquisite original engraving is Plate 32 from Maria Sibylla Merian's seminal work, "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium...

Very early 18th century Dutch woodblock engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720, a hand colored engraving illustrating the Dutch whaling flee...

Title: Antique English Moths on Fruit and Hedgerow Shrubs – Albin Entomology 1720 Description: This set of two original hand-colored copper engravings was published in London in 172...

Title: Antique English Moths with Caterpillars and Host Plants – Albin Entomology 1720 Description: This set of two original hand-colored copper engravings was published in London i...

Title: Antique English Moths and Caterpillars on Grass and Flowering Plants – Albin 1720 Description: This set of two original hand-colored copper engravings was issued in London in...

Title: Antique English Moths and Caterpillars on Oak and Fern – Albin Entomology 1720 Description: This set of two original hand-colored copper engravings was produced by Eleazar Al...

Title: Antique English Moths and Caterpillars on Woodland Plants – Hand-Colored Engravings 1720 Description: This set of two original hand-colored copper engravings by Eleazar Albin...

Antique English Moths with Garden Flowers – Hand-Colored Entomology Engravings 1720 This set of two original hand-colored copper engravings was produced by Eleazar Albin for his cel...

Antique English Moths with Oak Leaves – Hand-Colored Entomology Engravings 1720 Description: This set of two original hand-colored copper engravings was created by Eleazar Albin for...

Antique map titled 'Carte de Tartarie'. Detailed map of Tartary, consisting of the Eastern part of Russia, Central Asia, China and Korea, first published by Guillaume De L'Isle in 1706. The map extends from the Peninsula of Korea in the east to the Caspian and Black Seas. The Great Wall of China...

Antique print titled 'La Representation du Grand Pontise'. Old print depicting a Jewish Priest. This print originates from 'Introduction à l'écriture sainte, où l'on traite tout ...

Antique Biblical Engravings – Dance of Salome & Beheading of John the Baptist, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 This dramatic copperplate engraving, published by Pieter Mortier in Amsterdam...