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Antique Map of Northern Germany, Including Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Basse Partie de la Basse Saxe ou sont les Duchés de Sleswick, Holsace, Meckelenbourg et Lauvenbourg (..)'. Original old map of northern Germany, including Schlesw...
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$513 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Siege of Syracuse by the Athenians, 1648 – Thucydides
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of the Siege of Syracuse by the Athenians, 1648 – Thucydides
This finely engraved plan depicts the Siege of Syracuse, one of the most dramatic episodes of the Peloponnes...
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English Antique Mid-17th Century Prints
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$703 Sale Price
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Eleven Hounds – Reversed 17th-Century Etching After Wenceslaus Hollar, c.1646
Located in Langweer, NL
Eleven Hounds – Reversed 17th-Century Etching After Wenceslaus Hollar, c.1646
This fine 17th-century etching depicts a group of eleven hounds in various resting and alert poses, ren...
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German Antique Mid-17th Century Prints
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Copper Engraving by Merian of The Battle Fleet off Constantinople, 1646
Located in Langweer, NL
An engraving by Matthäus Merian senior depicting the "Sea battle of the Venetians against the Turks in the Dardanelles" from 1646 . It presents a dramatic and detailed scene capturi...
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German Antique Mid-17th Century Prints
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$437 Sale Price
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Dutch Baroque Portrait of Theologian Johannes Wachtelaar – Utrecht, c.1653
Located in Langweer, NL
Dutch Baroque Portrait of Theologian Johannes Wachtelaar – Utrecht, c.1653
This 17th-century memorial engraving honors Johannes Wachtelaar, a learned theologian, depicted here in a ...
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Dutch Theologian Portrait – Leonardus Marius by Adriaen Matham, circa 1651
Located in Langweer, NL
Dutch Theologian Portrait – Leonardus Marius by Adriaen Matham, c.1651
This distinguished 17th-century portrait depicts the Dutch theologian and scholar Leonardus Marius (1587–1651)...
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Antique Map of Java by Janssonius, circa 1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Insulae Iavae cum parte insularum Borneo Sumatrae, et circumjacentium insularum novissima delineatio'. Beautiful map of Java and parts of Bali, Borneo, Sumatra an...
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Map of Japanese Coast from Osaka to Tokyo
the Kyushu and Shikoku Islands, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De Land Reyse van Osacca to Iedo. De Water eyse van Nangasacqui tot Osacca.'
Two maps on one sheet. The top map shows the Japanese coast from Osaka to Tokyo (Jedo). The lower map shows the strait between mainland Japan and the two large islands...
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Antique Map of Île de Ré and Île d
Oléron by Janssonius, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map 'Insulae Divimartini et Vliarus vulgo l'isle de Re et Oleron'. Decorative map of Île de Ré and Île d'Oléron. This map originates from 'Atlas Novu...
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Old Genuine Antique Map of Tartary in the Russian Far East
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperium'. This great map of Tartary covers all of eastern Asia between the Caspian Sea and northern China and Manchuria. Being...
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$1,331 Sale Price
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Original Antique Map of the City of Stavoren, Friesland, The Netherlands, 1649
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Staveren'. Original antique map of the city of Stavoren, Friesland, The Netherlands. This map originates from 'Toonneel der Steden van de Vereenighde Nederlanden'...
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$1,093 Sale Price
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Gerard van Honthorst – Striking 17th Century Portrait Engraving after Van Dyck
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Gerard van Honthorst – Antique Portrait Engraving by Paulus Pontius after Van Dyck, circa 1630-1641
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This is an impressive and finely executed 17th-century engrav...
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European Antique Mid-17th Century Prints
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Deathbed of the Prince of Orange, circa 1647 – Historic Dutch Engraving, ca.1647
Located in Langweer, NL
Deathbed of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, circa 1647–1650 – Historic Dutch Engraving
This remarkable and moving antique engraving depicts the final moments of Frederik Hendrik...
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Dutch Antique Mid-17th Century Prints
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Beautiful Antique Map of Madagascar, The Comoros Islands
Reunion Island, 1667
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Isle d'Auphine, communement Nommée par les Europeens Madagascar, et St. Laurens, et par les Habitans du pays Madecase'.
Beautiful map of Madagascar...
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$865 Sale Price
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Antique Portrait of Michael I of Russia
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Michel Phedorwitz Grand Duc (..)'. Portrait of Michael of Russia (Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov), bust-length directed to left; in oval.
Published by Balthasar...
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$218 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Spice Islands
Moluccas
, Indonesia by W. Blaeu, circa 1640
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae'. Highly decorative antique map of the Spice Islands (Moluccas) published by W. Blaeu (circa 1640). This map features a large inset ...
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Dutch Antique Mid-17th Century Prints
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Print of the Temple of Sanjusangen-Do
Thousand Armed Kannon
Kyoto, Japan, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Tempel met Duysent Beelden.'
The Temple of Sanjusangen-Do in Kyoto, dedicated to the Thousand Armed Kannon. The central statue is that of Kannon. In front...
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Beautiful Antique Map of the Moluccas or Spice Islands, Indonesia, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Insularum Moluccarum Nova Descriptio.'
Beautiful map of the Moluccas. The famous Spice Islands, the cornerstone of the Dutc...
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$703 Sale Price
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Engraving of Dutch Attacking the Portuguese Fleet off Bantam, Indonesia, 1644
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Bantam'.
Copper engraving of the Dutch attack on the Portuguese fleet off Bantam in 1601 depicted as the victory of Admiral Wolfert Harmensz and his 5 ships over 30 Portuguese ships. The ships in the battle include the Sultan of Bantam’s war galleys (ghali); ocean-going craft with sails, oars and a prow battering ram built according to Mediterranean standards learnt from Portuguese renegades and Turkish shipwrights. They were built to allow them to shoot the large cannon...
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$523 Sale Price
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Decorative Map of the Spice Islands in the Mollucas, Indonesia, ca.1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae'.
Decorative map of the Spice Islands. Inset of the Island of Bachian (Batjan) in an elaborate frame as well as a Moluccan couple in the lower right corner in Europeanized native dress.
Artists and Engravers: Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prominent Dutch geographer and publisher. Born the son of a herring merchant, Blaeu chose not fish but mathematics and astronomy for his focus. He studied with the famous Danish astronomer Tycho...
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$808 Sale Price
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Antique Engraving with a Description of the Monkey Temple in Japan, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Beschryving van de Japansche Apen-tempel.' - ('Description of the Japanese Monkey Temple').
Interior of a temple filled wit...
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$228 Sale Price
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Antique Portrait of Léon Bouthillier by Boissevin,
1652
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Leonbouthillier Comte de Chavigny (..)'. Original antique portrait of Léon Bouthillier, a Foreign Minister of France to Louis XIII. Published by Louis Boissevin...
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$142 Sale Price
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Antique Title Print Featuring the Personification of the Swedish Realm, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
This is an original detailed engraving of the greater coat of arms of Sweden, referred to in Swedish as "Svea rikes huvudvapen." The engraving was printed in Paris in 1669.
The coat of arms is elaborately detailed, with each escutcheon representing a component of the Swedish empire, including the arms of the House of Vasa among others. At the center, the shield is crowned with a regal crown, symbolizing the Swedish monarchy. Two regally posed lions, a common heraldic symbol of courage and strength, support the shield. The entire composition is topped with a mantle that looks to be teeming with various heraldic motifs, representing the unity and history of the Swedish nation.
The intricacy of the work is indicative of the period's engraving techniques, with each line meticulously carved to bring out the opulence and intricate detail of the symbols. The coat of arms is a visual representation of the sovereignty and history of Sweden.
The engraving is attributed to Jean Le Pautre, a notable French engraver from the 17th century, while the author of the work is Erik Dahlbergh...
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$323 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Dutch
Belgium Provinces Limburg, Namen and Ardennes, ca.1635
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Leodiensis Dioecesis.'
Detailed map including the Dutch and Belgium provinces Limburg and the Belgium province of Namen and Ardennes. Exquisitely engraved...
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$618 Sale Price
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Original Old Map of Leeuwarden, European Cultural Capital 2018, Holland, 1649
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Leoverdia.'
This map shows Leoverdia (Leeuwarden). Bird's-eye view plan of Leeuwarden in The Netherlands, with key to locations and coats of arms. Text in...
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Antique Print of the City of Hoaigan
China
by J. Nieuhof, 1666
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Hoaigan'. This plate shows a view on the Chinese city of Hoaigan with its rampartss. Several ships are depicted. Behind the city wall a pagoda and palm trees ca...
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$275 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the of the Course of the Albis River
or Elbe River
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Albis Fluvius Germaniae celebris A Fontiubus Ad Ostia, Cum Fluminibus ab utroque latere in illum fluenibus descriptus'. Detailed map of the course of the Albis Ri...
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$570 Sale Price
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Antique Plan of Fort Mardyck Mardijk, France by S. Beaulieu, 1649
Located in Langweer, NL
Plan of Fort Mardyck (Fort Mardijk) and surroundings by Sébastian de Pontault Beaulieu. Mardyck is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is an associated com...
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Antique Print of the City of Hukoen
China
by J. Nieuhof, 1666
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Hukoen of Hukeu'. This plate shows a view on the Chinese city of Hukoen with its ramparts. Also depicted are ships. This print originates from a German edition ...
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$266 Sale Price
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Original Antique Map showing Southern India, Northern Sri Lanka
Malabar, 1652
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Presqu'Isle de l'Inde deca le Gange (..)'.
Old map showing the southern part of India, including the northern part of Sri Lanka. With inset map of Southern India (Malabar). This map covers the subcontinent from the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Cambay to Ceylon. The Mogul Empire can be found in the north. Further south...
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$627 Sale Price
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Engraving of Saint Willibrord by Robert Lommelin – Apostle to the Frisians, 1667
Located in Langweer, NL
This engraving depicts Saint Willibrord (ca. 658–739), a prominent missionary and the first Archbishop of Utrecht, often regarded as the "Apostle to the Frisians." He played a key ro...
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$465 Sale Price
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Original Antique Map of the Northern Part of Scotland, circa 1640
Located in Langweer, NL
The antique map, titled 'Scotiae pars septentrionalis,' depicts the northern part of Scotland. Crafted by Hondius around 1640, this map is a historical treasure showcasing the geogra...
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$836 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Romania and Bulgaria Centered on the Danube River
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Vetus descriptio Daciarum nec non Moesiarum'. Impressive map of the area of Romania and Bulgaria centered on the Danube River. The map is based on Ortelius' map o...
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$656 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Madagascar by Mariette
c.1670
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Isle Dauphine communement nommée par les Europeens Madagascar, et St. Laurens (..)'. Original large-scale antique map of Madagascar...
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The Aftermath of Battle for Oudenaarde in the Eighty Years
War Engraved in 1632
Located in Langweer, NL
This original rare print depicts the siege and capture of Oudenaarde on July 5, 1582, during the Eighty Years' War. A notable incident during this event was the miraculous escape of ...
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Beautiful Bird
s-Eye View Plan of Enkhuizen in The Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Topograhpiae Enchusae.'
Bird's-eye view plan of Enkhuizen in The Netherlands, with key to locations and coats of arms. Text in Dutch on verso. This plan o...
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$1,093 Sale Price
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Old Handcolored Antique Map of Pays De Caux in Normandy, France, ca.1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Le Pais de Caux'.
Old map of Pays de Caux, France. Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime ...
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Antique Print of Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides by Ferrari
1646
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Hercules inter Hesperides Romanis in hortis Mediceoru'. Engraving of Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides. This print o...
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$427 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Region of Bresse by Hondius, circa 1630
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Bresse'. Old map of the former region of Bresse, France. It is located in the regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté of eastern France. This ...
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Antique Plan of the Castle
City of Batavia
Jakarta
on Java, Indonesia, c1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Batavia titled 'Ware Affbeeldinge wegens het Casteel ende Stadt Batavia'.
Antique print of the castle and city of Batavia on the Island of Java'. Rare edition with En...
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View of the Chinese City of Nanjing with Its Ramparts, 1665
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Namkun of Nankang'
View of the Chinese city of Nanjing with its ramparts. Behind the city wall a pagoda can be seen. On the fore...
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$456 Sale Price
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Antique Copper Engraving of Various Rodent Species, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of various rodent species; Aperea cuniculi species, Veld Ratte (Rodent, Rat species) - Carigueya (Opossum species) - Aguti (Agouti) - Cavia Cobaya - Cuniculi Inda Gesne...
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$218 Sale Price
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Antique Hand-Colored Map of Chili by Willem Blaeu, 1658
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
Very decorative antique map of Chili published by W. Blaeu, 1658. This map depicts Chile from Copiapo southward to the island of Chiloé with ships and sea monsters adorning the sea. ...
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Dutch Antique Mid-17th Century Prints
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Siege and Struggle: The Kauwensteinse Dike in the Eighty Years
War, 1647
Located in Langweer, NL
Battle on the Kauwensteinse dike, 26 mai 1585, attack from the Staten army and ships from Sealand on the dike against the Spanish in the Eighty Years' War.
An original historical ar...
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$798 Sale Price
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Old Engraving of The Battle of Bergen in Hainaut during the Eighty Years
, 1632
Located in Langweer, NL
The print is a historical depiction of the Siege of Bergen (also known as Mons) in Hainaut in 1572, during the Eighty Years' War.
This event is significant as it involved Count Lou...
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Italian Antique Mid-17th Century Prints
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$698 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Burgundy Region by Merian
1646
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Utriusque Burgundiae tum Ducatus tum Comitatus descriptio'. Old map of the Burgundy (Bourgogne) region of France. This map originates from 'Neuwe Archontologia co...
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Antique Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, c.1660
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Armand Cardinal de Richelien (..)'. Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, bust-length directed to right, wearing biretta, mozzetta, insignia of the order of the Holy ...
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$180 Sale Price
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Antique Engraving of Blaeu
s first Map of Brazil, Circa 1640
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Novus Brasiliae Typus'. Fine old color example of Blaeu's first map of Brazil, with north oriented to the right. Includes inset map of Baya de todos Santos, elaborate cartouche, 2 compass roses and richly embellished vignettes of native Brazilian life and animals.
The interior of the map includes vignettes of indigenous animals and native scenes, including cannibalism. Inset within a decorative border is a small map of "Baya de todos Sanctos". In the sea are monsters, a galleon and two compass roses. The large title cartouche features a male and female Brazilian, both of whom are shown naked.
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prominent Dutch geographer and publisher. Born the son of a herring merchant, Blaeu chose not fish but mathematics and astronomy for his focus. He studied with the famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe...
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Old Print Titled from War Comes Peace, City Amara in Africa in Background, C1630
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Amara in Africa.'
Caption above the image reads: 'Ex bello Pax' (From War comes Peace). A lance is used as a roost for chickens. In the background the cit...
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$418 Sale Price
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Rare and Early Map of the Seventeen Provinces, Published in circa 1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Generale des Dixsept Provinces des Pais Bas'. Rare and Early map of the Seventeen Provinces. The Seventeen Provinces were the Imperial states of the Habsbur...
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$2,092 Sale Price
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Original Antique Engraving of Various Birds of Prey, like Eagles
Harrier, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Haliaetus Adler (…).' - This plate shows various birds of prey; Haliaetus, Adler, Meer Adler (White-tailed Eagle, Sea Eagle) - Aquila, Adler (Eagles species) ...
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$209 Sale Price
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Original Hand-Colored Antique Map of Artois or Artesia, France, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Artesia Comitatus Artois'.
Map of Artois or Artesia, France. Artois is former province located in the northwestern part of France, boarding Belgium (Flanders)...
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$323 Sale Price
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Old Print of a Large Procession of the Emperor
s Niece in Japan, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Groote Staatsie der Kaisarlyke Nicht.'
This print shows a large procession of the Emperor's Niece. It shows a small carriage d...
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$304 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Hainaut and Namur Region by Janssonius,
circa 1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Comitatuum Hannoniae et Namurci Descriptio'. Old map of the region of Hainaut and Namur, France. Published by J. Janssonius, circa 1640.
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Original Antique Print of the Benedictine Abbey of Gembloux, Belgium, ca.1660
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Celebrrima et Antiquissima Cemblacensis Oppidi Abbatia Ordinis S. Benedicti in Gallo-Brabantia'.
Original antique print of the Benedictine Abbey of Gembloux...
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$722 Sale Price
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Original Antique Engraving of the Mighty Imperial Osaka Castle in Japan, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Afbeeldinge vant Maghtich Keyserlyck Casteel Osacca geleegen int groot Ryck Jappan besuyden de Stadt Osacce inde provinsie Qioo.' - ('Image of the Mighty Imperial Castle Osaka').
A bird's eye view of Osaka Castle, Japan. Arnoldus Montanus' "Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maatschappy in 't Vereenigde Nederland aan de Kaisaren van Japan […]. Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs, 1669.
Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Arnoldus Montanus'.
Condition: Very good, given age. Original middle fold, as issued. Some faint browning of the margin edges. A few small spots in the margins (from paper making...
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Antique Map of the Duchy of Westphalia, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Westphalia Ducatus'. Fine map of the Duchy of Westphalia, Germany. The map is centered on Meschede and includes Arensberg, Beelick, and Brilon. Published...
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$703 Sale Price
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Original Antique Engraving of a Lion and Lioness
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Leoena - Leo'. Original antique print of a lion and lioness. This print originates from 'Historiae Naturalis De Quadrupetibus Libri I' by John Johnston, published by Matthias Merian in 1657.
John Johnston (or Johnstone, 1603-1675) was a descendant of a Scottish family...
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$494 Sale Price
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Clash at Rijmenam Engraved: A Turning Point in the Eighty Years
War, 1632
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare engraving depicting a battle in the Eighty Year' War.
The Battle of Rijmenam took place on July 31, 1578, during the early stages of the Eighty Years' War. It was a conflict between the States-General of the Netherlands and the Spanish governor-general, resulting in a Spanish defeat.
The forces of the States-General set up camp at Rijmenam under the overall leadership of the Count of Boussu. Their army consisted of 12,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry. The English mercenaries were led by Sir John Norris and Sir Richard Bingham, the Scottish mercenaries by Robert Stuart, and the French Huguenots by François de la Noue.
Don Juan of Austria, the Spanish commander, commanded an army of 12,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. He planned to attack before reinforcements from Zutphen could arrive. His subordinates, Alexander Farnese and Gabrio Serbelloni, considered this too risky, but Don Juan proceeded with his plan and launched an early morning attack on July 31. He attempted to draw Boussu out for an open field battle, but Boussu stayed behind the dug trenches.
After three hours of waiting, Don Juan ordered a company of musketeers under Alonso de Leyva and three groups of cuirassiers under the Marquis del Monte to stage a feigned attack on the village's rear. In response, Boussu sent Norris to confront them. Following the initial skirmish, Scottish forces under Stuart and Spanish infantry under Fernando Álvarez de Toledo...
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$748 Sale Price
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First Sparks of the Eighty Years
War in Oosterweel in 1567, Engraved in 1632
Located in Langweer, NL
An original antique engraving of the Battle of Oosterweel, which took place in 1567 during the Dutch Revolt. It is an early conflict leading up to the full-scale Eighty Years' War. T...
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$748 Sale Price
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