{"title":"Europe","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"1788-du-bocage-large-antique-map-of-greece-aegean-western-turkey-crete","title":"1788 Du Bocage Large Antique Map of Greece, Aegean, Western Turkey \u0026 Crete","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e :\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003eLa Grece et Ses Isles Pour le Voyage du Jeune Aanacharis Par M Barbier Du Bocage Aout 1788\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1788\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRef:\u003c\/strong\u003e  16471\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19 1\/4in x 16in (490mm x 410mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis fine large original antique map of Greece, The Aegean Islands and the West Coast of Turkey \u0026amp; Crete illustrating the Voyages of the Anacharsis the Younger was engraved in 1788 - dated - and was published by Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage in his\u003cem\u003e Voyage Anacharsis \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e(The Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece) \u003c\/em\u003epublished between 1781 - 1788.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoyage Anacharsis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an illustrative account of the travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Denis Barbie du Bocage:\u003c\/strong\u003e  (1760-1825) was a French geographer and cosmographer who studied under D' Anville and became one of the founders of the Geography Society of Paris. 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It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands and, including its small satellite islands, forms the north-westernmost part of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality, which also includes the smaller islands of Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi. The municipality has an area of 610,9 km2, the island proper 592,8 km2. The principal city of the island and seat of the municipality (pop. 32,095) is also named Corfu. Corfu is home to the Ionian University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe island is bound up with the history of Greece from the beginnings of Greek mythology. Its history is full of battles and conquests. Ancient Korkyra took part in the Battle of Sybota which was a catalyst for the Peloponnesian War, and, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time. Thucydides also reports that Korkyra was one of the three great naval powers of fifth century BC Greece, along with Athens and Corinth. Medieval castles punctuating strategic locations across the island are a legacy of struggles in the Middle Ages against invasions by pirates and the Ottomans. Two of these castles enclose its capital, which is the only city in Greece to be surrounded in such a way. As a result, Corfu\\'s capital has been officially declared a Kastropolis (castle city) by the Greek government. From medieval times and into the 17th century, the island, having successfully repulsed the Ottomans during several sieges, was recognised as a bulwark of the European States against the Ottoman Empire and became one of the most fortified places in Europe. The fortifications of the island were used by the Venetians to defend against Ottoman intrusion into the Adriatic. Corfu eventually fell under British rule following the Napoleonic Wars. Corfu was eventually ceded by the British Empire along with the remaining islands of the United States of the Ionian Islands, and unification with modern Greece was concluded in 1864 under the Treaty of London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Baptiste Lechevalier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the secretary of the Ambassador of France in Constantinople. In the year 1788 he visited the plain of Troy, and was enthusiastically in favour of the theory that the site of Homers Troy was to be found at the village of Bunarbashi. His publication about Troy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoyage de la Troade.....\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas first published in 1799.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Troad, also known as Troas, is the historical name of the Biga peninsula (Biga Yarımadası, Τρωάς) in the northwestern part of Anatolia, Turkey. This region now is part of the Çanakkale province of Turkey. Bounded by the Dardanelles to the northwest, by the Aegean Sea to the west and separated from the rest of Anatolia by the massif that forms Mount Ida, the Troad is drained by two main rivers, the Scamander (Karamenderes) and the Simois, which join at the area containing the ruins of Troy. Grenikos, Kebren, Simoeis, Rhesos, Rhodios, Heptaporos and Aisepos were seven rivers of the Troad and the names of the river gods that inhabited each river.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTroy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Ancient Greek: Τροία, Troia or Τροίας, Troias, Truva or Troya) was a city in the far northwest of the region known in late Classical antiquity as Asia Minor, now known as Anatolia in modern Turkey, just south of the southwest mouth of the Dardanelles strait and northwest of Mount Ida. The present-day location is known as Hisarlik. It was the setting of the Trojan War described in the Greek Epic Cycle, in particular in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer. Metrical evidence from the Iliad and the Odyssey suggests that the name λιον (Ilion) formerly began with a digamma: Ϝίλιον (Wilion); this is also supported by the Hittite name for what is thought to be the same city, Wilusa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new capital called Ilium (from Greek: λιον, Ilion) was founded on the site in the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus. It flourished until the establishment of Constantinople, became a bishopric and declined gradually in the Byzantine era, but is now a Latin Catholic titular see.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1865, English archaeologist Frank Calvert excavated trial trenches in a field he had bought from a local farmer at Hisarlik, and in 1868, Heinrich Schliemann, a wealthy German businessman and archaeologist, also began excavating in the area after a chance meeting with Calvert in Çanakkale. These excavations revealed several cities built in succession. Schliemann was at first skeptical about the identification of Hisarlik with Troy, but was persuaded by Calvert and took over Calverts excavations on the eastern half of the Hisarlik site, which was on Calvert\\'s property. Troy VII has been identified with the city called Wilusa by the Hittites (the probable origin of the Greek λιον) and is generally (but not conclusively) identified with Homeric Troy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, the hill at Hisarlik has given its name to a small village near the ruins, which supports the tourist trade visiting the Troia archaeological site. It lies within the province of Çanakkale, some 30 km south-west of the provincial capital, also called Çanakkale. The nearest village is Tevfikiye. The map here shows the adapted Scamander estuary with Ilium a little way inland across the Homeric plain. Due to Troys location near the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, and the Black Sea, it was a central hub for the military and trade(Ref: M\u0026amp;B; Tooley)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Baptiste Lechevalier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16340473985,"sku":"70208","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/70208.jpg?v=1689923562"},{"product_id":"1640-blaeu-antique-map-of-the-peloponnese-or-morea-peninsula-greece","title":"1640 Blaeu Antique Map of the Peloponnese or Morea Peninsula, Greece","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eMorea olim Peloponnesus..Guil. Blaeu exc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1640\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef:  70300\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: 22in x 19in (560mm x 485mm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis beautifully engraved hand coloured original 1st edition antique map of the southern Greek peninsular of the Peloponnesusor Morea was published in the 1640 Latin edition of Joan Blaeu's\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlas Nouvs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe peninsula has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Its modern name derives from ancient Greek mythology, specifically the legend of the hero Pelops who was said to have conquered the entire region. The name\u003cem\u003ePeloponnesos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeans \"Island of Pelops\". During the Middle Ages, the peninsula was known as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorea\u003c\/em\u003e. According to folk etymology, this is because the Crusaders found it densely planted with mulberry trees (Greek:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emoreai\u003c\/em\u003e) used by the flourishing silk industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlaeu is one of the most revered map makers of all time and it is easy to see why in this beautiful original map. The high level of the topographical detail, the  quality of the paper, the artistic professionalism of the engraving and the beauty of the original hand colouring combine to produce a work of art that is both functional and of exceptional beauty. 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The Nuremberg Chronicle in 1493 included one of the first town views of Jerusalem, thereafter, for most of the sixteenth century, German cartographers led the way in producing town plans in a modern sense. 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After two editions the plates were purchased by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJodocus Hondius in 1604 and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtinued to be published until the mid 1630's when the plates were re-engraved and updated by Jan Jansson and Henricus Hondius.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - off white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003e Colors used: - Red, yellow, green\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 21 1\/2in x 17in (545mm x 430mm)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 16 1\/2in x 13 1\/2in (420mm x 345mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Imperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Light wear along centerfold\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - Light colour bleed\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henricus Hondius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16381992065,"sku":"35489","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/35489.jpg?v=1689928685"},{"product_id":"1711-claude-delisle-large-antique-map-of-rome-and-regions-italy","title":"1711 Claude Delisle Large Antique Map of Rome and Regions, Italy","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003cem\u003eRegionum Italiae Mediarum Tabula Geographica Par Guill. Delisle.....1711\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31904\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e28in x 21in (660mm x 535mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1711\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis large beautifully engraved hand coloured original antique map of Rome and the regions surrounding the ancient capital was engraved in 1711 - the date is engraved at the foot of the map - and was published by Guillaume Delisle in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlas Nouveau\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Grenikos, Kebren, Simoeis, Rhesos, Rhodios, Heptaporos and Aisepos were seven rivers of the Troad and the names of the river gods that inhabited each river.(Ref: M\u0026amp;B; Tooley)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy \u0026amp; stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - White\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: -  \u003cbr\u003e Colors used: -  \u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: -  \u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 20in x 19in (510mm x 485mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 19in x 18in (485mm x 460mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Light age toning along fold as issued\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - Light age toning\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Baptiste Lechevalier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16870647553,"sku":"70207","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/70207C_9ca73675-725a-47d0-be00-14ad06f1e56e.jpg?v=1689922907"},{"product_id":"1574-munster-large-antique-print-view-of-the-german-city-of-landau-bavaria","title":"1574 Munster Large Antique Print - View of The German City of Landau, Bavaria","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle \u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDie Statt Landaw\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:\u003c\/strong\u003e  22668\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003e16in x 13in (410mm x 330mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1574\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis large finely engraved original antique print a view of the Bavarian City of Landau  NE of Munich\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas engraved in 1547 - the date is engraved at the foot of the image - and was published by Sebastian Munster in the 1574 edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmographia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLandau or Landau in der Pfalz (pop. 41,821) is an autonomous (\u003cem\u003ekreisfrei\u003c\/em\u003e) city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße (\"Southern Wine Route\") district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town (since 1990), a long-standing cultural centre, and a market and shopping town, surrounded by vineyards and wine-growing villages of the Palatinate wine region. Landau lies east of the Palatinate forest, Europe's largest contiguous forest, direct on the German Wine Route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground\u003c\/strong\u003e: For a variety of reasons town plans were comparatively latecomers in the long history of cartography. Few cities in Europe in the middle ages had more than 20,00 inhabitants and even London in the late Elizabethan period had only 100-150,000 people which in itself was probably 10 times that of any other English city. The Nuremberg Chronicle in 1493 included one of the first town views of Jerusalem, thereafter, for most of the sixteenth century, German cartographers led the way in producing town plans in a modern sense. In 1544 Sebastian Munster issued in Basle his\u003cem\u003eCosmographia\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003econtaining roughly sixty-six plans and views, some in the plan form, but many in the old panorama or birds eye view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSebastian Münster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1488-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar whose work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmographia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1544; \"Cosmography\") was the earliest German description of the world and a major work in the revival of geographic thought in 16th-century Europe.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt had numerous editions in different languages including Latin, French, Italian, English, and even Czech. Altogether, about 40 editions of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmographia\u003c\/em\u003eappeared between 1544 and 1628 and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas one of the most successful and popular books of the 16th century.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMünster was a major influence in popular thinking in Europe for the next 200 years.\u003cbr\u003e This success was due not only to the level of descriptive detail but also to the fascinating full page maps \u0026amp; views as well as smaller woodcuts that were included in the text. 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It is the administrative centre of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIndre-et-Loire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edepartment\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the largest city in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCentre-Val de Loire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eregion of France (although it is not the capital, which is the region's second-largest city,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOrléans). Tours stands on the lower reaches of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRiver Loire, between\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOrléans\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAtlantic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecoast. The surrounding district, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraditional province\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTouraine, is known for its wines, for the alleged perfection (as perceived by some speakers) of its local spoken French, and for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBattle of Tours\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(732).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBackground\u003c\/strong\u003e: For a variety of reasons town plans were comparatively latecomers in the long history of cartography. Few cities in Europe in the middle ages had more than 20,00 inhabitants and even London in the late Elizabethan period had only 100-150,000 people which in itself was probably 10 times that of any other English city. The Nuremberg Chronicle in 1493 included one of the first town views of Jerusalem, thereafter, for most of the sixteenth century, German cartographers led the way in producing town plans in a modern sense. In 1544 Sebastian Munster issued in Basle his\u003cem\u003eCosmographia\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003econtaining roughly sixty-six plans and views, some in the plan form, but many in the old panorama or birds eye view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSebastian Münster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1488-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar whose work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmographia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1544; \"Cosmography\") was the earliest German description of the world and a major work in the revival of geographic thought in 16th-century Europe.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt had numerous editions in different languages including Latin, French, Italian, English, and even Czech. Altogether, about 40 editions of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmographia\u003c\/em\u003eappeared between 1544 and 1628 and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas one of the most successful and popular books of the 16th century.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMünster was a major influence in popular thinking in Europe for the next 200 years.\u003cbr\u003e This success was due not only to the level of descriptive detail but also to the fascinating full page maps \u0026amp; views as well as smaller woodcuts that were included in the text. 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Finally, he obtained further material first hand on his travels (primarily in south-west Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1588 Sebastian Petri re-released\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosomgraphia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand re-issued many of Munsters maps and views in the \"copperplate style\". 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stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - White\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Colors used: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paper size: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e15 3\/4in x 9 1\/2in (400mm x 240mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esize: - 13 1\/2in x 9in (350mm x 230mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Folds as issued\u003cbr\u003e Verso: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18331048321,"sku":"16460","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/16460.jpg?v=1689923707"},{"product_id":"1780-du-bocage-large-antique-map-plan-of-olympia-greece","title":"1780 Du Bocage Large Antique Map Plan of Olympia, Greece","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssai Sur La Topographe d Olympie...1780\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  16450\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e15 3\/4in x 9 1\/2in (400mm x 240mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1780\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis fine large original antique map a plan of Olympia, Greece - 1st site of the Olympic Games - was engraved in 1780 - dated - and was published by Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage in his\u003cem\u003eVoyage Anacharsis \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e(The Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece) \u003c\/em\u003epublished between 1781 - 1788.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoyage Anacharsis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis an illustrative account of the travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHeavy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp; stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - White\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Colors used: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paper size: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e15 3\/4in x 9 1\/2in (400mm x 240mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esize: - 12 1\/2in x 8in (310mm x 200mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Folds as issued\u003cbr\u003e Verso: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18331141505,"sku":"16450","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/16450.jpg?v=1689924061"},{"product_id":"1762-d-anville-very-large-antique-map-of-russia-siberia-mongolia-china-japan","title":"1762 D Anville Very Large Antique Map of Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, China, Japan","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTroisieme Partie De La Carte D' Asia Contenant La Siberie...MDCCLII\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50604\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e55in x 22 1\/2in (1.25m x 570mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1762\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis very large beautifully engraved hand coloured original antique map of Russia, Siberia and Central Asia was engraved by Jean-Baptiste Bourguinon D'Anville in 1762 - the date is engraved in the title - and was published in the large elephant folio atlas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlas Generale.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese maps are hard to find in such good condition and make fantastic historical reference tools due to the size and high level of detail as with all D'Anvilles work. 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After winning prizes in competitions of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Letters in 1839 and 1840, he was appointed recorder of military history and geography at the Saint - Cyr Special School in 1842 and became the professor of history in 1850. 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The elder Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis, was trained as a cartographer and engraver in the workshops of mapmaking legend J. B. B. d'Anville. At some point Jean Denis held the post of Royal Librarian of France and it was through is associations with d'Anville that the d'Anville collection of nearly 9000 maps was acquired by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The younger Barbie du Bocage, Jean-Guillaume, acquired a position shortly afterwards at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, in time, became its head, with the title of \u003cem\u003eGeographe du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres.\u003c\/em\u003e (Ref: Tooley; M\u0026amp;B) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHeavy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp; stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - White\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Colors used: -\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paper size: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e15 1\/2in x 9 1\/2in (400mm x 240mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esize: - 12 1\/2in x 8in (310mm x 200mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Folds as issued\u003cbr\u003e Verso: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20141711681,"sku":"16447","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/16447.jpg?v=1689923845"},{"product_id":"1747-bellin-large-antique-map-of-the-kamchatka-penninaula-russia","title":"1760 Bellin Large Original Antique Map of Kamchatka Peninsula, in Eastern Russia","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarte Du Kamtschatka Dressee et Gravee par Laurent.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #: 60969\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e23in x 14 1\/2in (585mm x 370mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1747\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fine, original copper-plate engraved antique map of Kamchatka Peninsula, in Eastern Russia by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in 1760 was published in Antoine François Prevosts 15 volumes of \u003ci\u003eHistoire Generale des Voyages\u003c\/i\u003e written by Prevost \u0026amp; other authors between 1746-1790.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColors used: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 23in x 14 1\/2in (585mm x 370mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 20 1\/2in x 12 1\/2in (520mm x 320mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (6mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Folds as issued\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Antoine Francois Prevosts monumental undertakings was his history of exploration \u0026amp; 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tables along with continuation of voyages and discoveries in Russia, Northern Europe, America, Asia \u0026amp; Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacques Nicholas Bellin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21007741697,"sku":"60969","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/60969.jpg?v=1689926073"},{"product_id":"1662-blaeu-old-antique-map-of-mansfeld-sudharz-saxony-anhalt-germany","title":"1662 Joan Blaeu Antique Map of Mansfeld Land, in SW Saxony-Anhalt, Germany","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003cspan\u003e Mansfelda Comitatus Auctore Tilemanno Stella Sig.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50180\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e23 1\/2in x 19 1\/2in (600mm x 495mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1662\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of the ancient region of Mansfeld Land located in the in southwestern region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - centering on the city of Mansfeld - by was published in the 1662 Latin edition edition of Joan Blaeus \u003ci\u003eAtlas Major.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Blue, pink, red, green, yellow\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 23 1\/2in x 19 1\/2in (600mm x 495mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 19 1\/2in x 16 1\/2in (495mm x 420mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Light age toning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMansfeld Land\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a region in the southwestern corner of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The region derives its name from the counts of Mansfeld, who ruled this region for about 1,000 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe House of Mansfeld, whose members belonged to the Saxon nobility and served as counts in the Hassegau, was first documented in a 973 deed. The counts built Mansfeld Castle, whose foundations date back to the late 11th century, when one Hoyer of Mansfeld served as field marshal to Emperor Henry V. The first reference of the fortress coincides with the extinction of the elder line in 1229. The estates were inherited by the Lords of Querfurt, who also adopted the comital title, calling themselves Counts of Mansfeld from that time on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe settlement of Mansfeld received town privileges in 1400, and grew through the development of copper and silver mining, an activity in which Hans Luder from Möhra, father to Martin Luther and Mansfeld citizen from 1484, was employed as a master smelter. Luthers family had arrived into a modest prosperity, he himself attended the local school between 1488 and 1496. The building known as Luther\\'s School had to be torn down and rebuilt in 2000 due to structural problems. His parents house is preserved and today a museum. Luther also acted as an altar server at the St George parish church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Counts of Mansfeld had already lost Imperial immediacy in 1580. When the comital line finally became extinct in 1780, the estates around Mansfeld were incorporated into the Prussian Duchy of Magdeburg. The town retained the status of an independent city (Immediatstadt), it was temporarily part of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia and after the 1815 Congress of Vienna belonged to the Prussian Province of Saxony.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joan Blaeu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21821571009,"sku":"50180","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50180.jpg?v=1689927696"},{"product_id":"1650-blaeu-old-antique-map-of-madenburg-region-rhineland-palatinate-germany","title":"1650 Joan Blaeu Antique Map of Archbishopric of Madenburg Saxony-Anhalt, Germany","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003cspan\u003eMagdeburgensis Archiepiscopatus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  40335\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e24in x 21in (610mm x 535mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1650\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of the Archbishopric of Madenburg today located in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the Elbe River, was published in the 1650 Dutch edition of Joan Blaeus \u003ci\u003eAtlas Novus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Blue, pink, red, green, yellow\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 24in x 21in (610mm x 535mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 21in x 16 1\/2in (535mm x 420mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Archbishopric of Magdeburg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a Roman Catholic archdiocese (969–1552) and Prince-Archbishopric (1180–1680) of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Magdeburg on the Elbe River.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlanned since 955 and established in 968, the Roman Catholic archdiocese had de facto turned void since 1557, when the last papally confirmed prince-archbishop, the Lutheran Sigismund of Brandenburg came of age and ascended to the see and the Magdeburg cathedral chapter had adopted Lutheranism in 1567, with most parishioners having preceded in their conversion. All his successors were only administrators of the prince-archbishopric and Lutheran too, except of the Catholic layman Leopold William of Austria (1631–1635). In ecclesiastical respect the remaining Catholics and their parishes and abbeys in the former archdiocese were put under supervision of the Archdiocese of Cologne in 1648 and under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Northern Missions in 1670.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn political respect the Erzstift, the archiepiscopal and capitular temporalities, had gained imperial immediacy as prince-archbishopric in 1180. Its territory comprised only some parts of the archdiocesan area, such as the city of Magdeburg, the bulk of the Magdeburg Börde, and the Jerichow Land as an integral whole and exclaves comprising about the Saalkreis including Halle upon Saale, Oebisfelde and environs as well as Jüterbog and environs. The prince-archbishopric maintained its statehood as an elective monarchy until 1680. Then Brandenburg-Prussia acquired Magdeburg prince-archbishopric, and after being secularised, transformed it into the Duchy of Magdeburg, a hereditary monarchy in personal union with Brandenburg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joan Blaeu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21868970497,"sku":"40335","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/40335.jpg?v=1689927825"},{"product_id":"1649-blaeu-old-antique-map-of-the-city-of-therouanne-nord-pas-de-calais-france","title":"1649 Blaeu Antique Map View of Thérouanne, Tarwanna or Tervanna Northern France","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003cb\u003eTeroana morinorum metropolis olim, diruta a Carolo V. 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At the time of the Gauls, Tarwanna or Tervanna was the capital of the Belgian tribe of the Morini. After the Romans conquered Gaul, they too made the city the capital of the Civitas Morinorum district.\u003cbr\u003eIn the 7th century, probably around 639, Saint Audomar (Saint Omer) established the bishopric of Terwaan or Terenburg, the diocese of Thérouanne, which during the Middle Ages controlled a large part of the left bank of the river Scheldt. Territorially it was part of the county of Artois which belonged to the county of Flanders.\u003cbr\u003eThanks to that ecclesiastical control of some of the most prosperous cities north of the Alps, like Arras and Ypres, the bishopric was able to build a cathedral which was at the time the largest in France.\u003cbr\u003eThe town was captured by the Emperor Maximilian and Henry VIII from the French in 1513 after the battle of the Spurs. In 1553 Charles V besieged Thérouanne, then a French enclave in the Holy Roman Empire, in revenge for a defeat by the French at the siege of Metz. After he captured the city he ordered it to be razed, the roads to be broken up, and the area to be ploughed and salted Only a small commune which lay outside the city walls, then named Saint-Martin-Outre-Eaux, was left standing, and later (probably around 1800) took over the name Thérouanne. (Ref: Koeman; M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joan Blaeu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21912673089,"sku":"Tav","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"1607-mercator-hondius-old-antique-map-dombes-ain-dept-of-france-lyon","title":"1638 Henricus Hondius Antique Map of the Principality of Dombes, Ain, SE France","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Principaute De Dombes\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50239\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e22in x 19in (560mm x 480mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1638\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of the Principality of Dombes of south-eastern France - now a part of the Ain Dept. centering on the cities of Mascon \u0026amp; Lyon on the Saone and Rhone Rivers - was published in the 1638 Latin edition of Mercators Atlas published by Henricus Hondius.\u0026amp; Jan Jansson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 22in x 19in (560mm x 480mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 18in x 14in (460mm x 360mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Age toning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dombes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an area in south-eastern France, once an independent municipality, formerly part of the province of Burgundy, and now a district comprised in the department of Ain, and bounded on the west by the Saône River, by the Rhône, on the east by the Ain and on the north by the district of Bresse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Dombes once formed part of the kingdom of Arles. In the 11th century, when the kingdom began to break up, the northern part of the Dombes came under the power of the lords of Bâgé, and in 1218, by the marriage of Marguerite de Baugé with Humbert IV of Beaujeu, passed to the lords of Beaujeu. The southern portion was held in succession by the lords of Villars and of Thoire. Its lords took advantage of the excommunication of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor to assert their complete independence of the Holy Roman Empire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1400, Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, acquired the northern part of the Dombes, together with the lordship of Beaujeu, and two years later bought the southern part from the sires de Thoire, forming the whole into a new sovereign principality of the Dombes, with Trévoux as its capital.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe principality was confiscated by King Francis I of France in 1523, along with the other possessions of the Constable de Bourbon, was granted in 1527 to the queen-mother, Louise of Savoy, and after her death was held successively by kings Francis I, Henry II and Francis II, and by Catherine de\\' Medici. In 1561 it was granted to Louis, duc de Montpensier, by whose descendants it was held till, in 1682, Anne Marie Louise of Orléans, the duchess of Montpensier, gave it to Louis XIV\\'s bastard, the Duke of Maine, as part of the price for the release of her lover Lauzun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe eldest son of the duke of Maine, Louis-Auguste de Bourbon (1700–1755), prince of Dombes, served in the army of Prince Eugene of Savoy against the Turks (1717), took part in the War of the Polish Succession (1733–1734), and in that of the Austrian Succession (1742-1747). He was made colonel-general of the Swiss regiment, governor of Languedoc and master of the hounds of France. He was succeeded, as prince of Dombes, by his brother the count of Eu, who in 1762 surrendered the principality to the crown. The little principality of Dombes showed in some respects signs of a vigorous life; the princes mint and printing works at Trévoux were long famous, and the college at Thoissey was well endowed and influential.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henricus Hondius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22148579073,"sku":"50239","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50239.jpg?v=1689928791"},{"product_id":"1638-mercator-hondius-old-antique-map-of-lorraine-france","title":"1638 Joducus Hondius Antique Map of the Lorraine Region of NE France - Grand Est","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLorraine Vers Le Midy\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50250\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e21 1\/2in x 17 1\/2in (545mm x 445mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1638\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original antique map of the ancient Lorraine region of France - centering on the Moselle River with the city of Nancy to the north Faucogney-et-la-Mer to the south \u0026amp; the Meuse River to the west - by Gerard Mercator was published by Jodocus Hondius in the 1638 edition of \u003ci\u003eMercators Atlas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 21 1\/2in x 17 1\/2in (545mm x 445mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 19 1\/2in x 15 1\/2in (500mm x 395mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Light age toning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorraine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a cultural and historical region in north-eastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Lorraines name stems from the medieval kingdom of Lotharingia, which in turn was named for either Emperor Lothair I or King Lothair II. It later was ruled as the Duchy of Lorraine before the Kingdom of France annexed it in 1766.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jodocus Hondius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22260254401,"sku":"50250","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50250.jpg?v=1689928169"},{"product_id":"1628-mercator-hondius-old-antique-map-lot-or-quercy-region-of-france-cahors","title":"1628 Henricus Hondius Antique Map The Province of Quercy, Lot, Cahors, SW France","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuercy - Cadurcium\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  26140\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e21 1\/2in x 17 1\/2in (490mm x 340mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1628\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of the ancient province of Quercy located in southwest France - centering on the city of Cahors \u0026amp; the River Lot - was published in the 1628 French edition of Mercators Atlas by Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 21 1\/2in x 17 1\/2in (490mm x 340mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 20in x 15in (510mm x 380mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Age toning along centerfold\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Age toning along centerfold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuercy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a former province of France located in the countrys southwest, bounded on the north by Limousin, on the west by Périgord and Agenais, on the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and on the east by Rouergue and Auvergne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnder the Romans Quercy was part of Aquitania prima, and Christianity was introduced during the 4th century. Early in the 6th century it fell under the authority of the Franks, and in the 7th century became part of the autonomous Duchy of Aquitaine. At the end of the 10th century its rulers were the powerful counts of Toulouse. During the wars between England and France in the reign of Henry II, the English placed garrisons in the county, and by the 1259 Treaty of Paris lower Quercy was ceded to England. The monarchs of both England and France confirmed and added to the privileges of the towns and the district, each thus hoping to attach the inhabitants to his own interest. In 1360, by the Treaty of Bretigny, the whole county passed to England, but in 1440 the English were finally expelled. In the 16th century Quercy was a stronghold of the Protestants, and the scene of a savage religious warfare. The civil wars of the reign of Louis XIII largely took place around Montauban.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jodocus Hondius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22265019713,"sku":"26140","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/26140.jpg?v=1689928497"},{"product_id":"1636-mercator-hondius-old-antique-map-of-bourbonnais-region-of-central-france","title":"1636 Jan Jansson Antique Map of The Bourbon or Bourbonnais Region Central France","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoubonoius; Borbonium Ducatus\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  41641\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e21 1\/2in x 17 1\/2in (490mm x 340mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1636\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of The Bourbon or Bourbonnais Region of central France was published in the rare 1636 English edition of Mercators Atlas by Jan Jansson and Henricus Hondius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was only one English edition of Mercators Atlas published in 1636 by Jansson \u0026amp; Hondius. These maps - with English text on the verso - are now understandably scarce.\u003cbr\u003eThe text running for two pages on the back of the map generally describes the region or country name, history (as it was), temperature, seasons, soil and agricultural productivity. Also described is the topography, wildlife, local inhabitants their culture and religion, as well as a description of major European and local towns and cities. This text makes extremely enjoyable reading and a very good insight not only into the area described but the general European attitudes towards alien countries and cultures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 21 1\/2in x 17 1\/2in (490mm x 340mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 20in x 15in (510mm x 380mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Uniform age toning\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Uniform age toning\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Uniform age toning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBourbonnais\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a historic province in the centre of France that corresponded to the modern département of Allier, along with part of the département of Cher. Its capital was Moulins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title of the ruler of Bourbonnais between 913 and 1327, was Sire de Bourbon (or Seigneur de Bourbon). The first lord of Bourbonnais known by name was Adhémar (or Aymon I of Bourbon). Aymon\\'s father was Aymar (894-953), sire of Souvigny, his only son with Ermengarde.Aymar lived during the reign of Charles the Simple who, in 913, gave him fiefs on the Allier River in which would become Bourbonnais. He acquired the castle of Bourbon (today Bourbon-l\\'Archambault). Almost all early lords took the name d\\'Archambaud, after the palace, but later the family became known as the \\\"House of Bourbon\\\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first House of Bourbon ended in 1196, with the death of Archambault VII, who had only one heir, Mathilde of Bourbon. She married Guy II of Dampierre, who added Montlucon to the possessions of the lords of Bourbon. The second house of Bourbon started in 1218, with Archambault VIII, son of Guy II and Mahaut, and brother of William II of Dampierre. He was followed by his son Archambaut IX, who died in Cyprus in 1249, during a crusade. The House of Burgundy then acquired Bourbonnais.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1272, Beatrice of Burgundy (1258-1310), Lady of Bourbon, married Robert de France (1256-1318), Count of Clermont, son of king Louis IX (Saint-Louis). Thus began the long-lasting House of Bourbon, which would provide the kings of France from Henry IV to Louis-Phillipe in 1848, when France abolished its monarchy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bourbons had concluded an alliance with the royal power. They put their forces at the service of the king, thus benefitting from the geographic position of Bourbonnais, located between the royal fidemesne and the duchies of Aquitaine and Auvergne. This alliance, as well as the marriage of Béatrix de Bourgogne and Robert de France, aided the rise and prosperity of the province. In 1327, King Charles (le Bel) elevated Boubonnais to the status of a duchy. (Ref: Koeman; M\u0026amp;B; Tooley)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22398904769,"sku":"41641","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/41641.jpg?v=1689928268"},{"product_id":"1646-jansson-old-antique-map-mecklenburg-vorpommern-region-of-germany-poland","title":"1646 Jan Jansson Antique Map of Mecklenburg NE Germany Rostock, Wizmar, Parchim","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeklenburg Ducatus\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50185\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e11 1\/2in x 8in (290mm x 205mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1646\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of the Mecklenburg, north eastern Germany by Jan Jansson was published in the 1646 Latin edition of Mercators Atlas by Jan Jansson and Henricus Hondius. (Ref: Tooley, Koeman)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 22in x 18in (560mm x 460mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 19in x 14 1\/2in (480mm x 370mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 2in (50mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMecklenburg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Wismar and Güstrow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe name Mecklenburg derives from a castle named Mikilenburg (Old Saxon: big castle, hence its translation into New Latin and Greek: Megalopolis), located between the cities of Schwerin and Wismar. In Slavic language it was known as Veligrad, which also means big castle. It was the ancestral seat of the House of Mecklenburg; for a time the area was divided into Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz among the same dynasty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLinguistically Mecklenburgers retain and use many features of Low German vocabulary or phonology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMecklenburg is the site of many prehistoric dolmen tombs. Its earliest organised inhabitants may have had Celtic origins. By no later than 100 BC the area had been populated by pre-Christian Germanic peoples.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe traditional symbol of Mecklenburg, the grinning steers head (Low German: Ossenkopp, lit.: oxen\\'s head, with osse being a synonym for steer and bull in Middle Low German), with an attached hide, and a crown above, may have originated from this period. It represents what early peoples would have worn, i.e. a steers\\'s head as a helmet, with the hide hanging down the back to protect the neck from the sun, and overall as a way to instill fear in the enemy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the 7th through the 12th centuries, the area of Mecklenburg was taken over by Western Slavic peoples, most notably the Obotrites and other tribes that Frankish sources referred to as Wends. The 11th century founder of the Mecklenburgian dynasty of Dukes and later Grand Dukes, which lasted until 1918, was Nyklot of the Obotrites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late 12th century, Henry the Lion, Duke of the Saxons, conquered the region, subjugated its local lords, and Christianized its people, in a precursor to the Northern Crusades. From 12th to 14th century, large numbers of Germans and Flemings settled the area (Ostsiedlung), importing German law and improved agricultural techniques. The Wends who survived all warfare and devastation of the centuries before, including invasions of and expeditions into Saxony, Denmark and Liutizic areas as well as internal conflicts, were assimilated in the centuries thereafter. However, elements of certain names and words used in Mecklenburg speak to the lingering Slavic influence. An example would be the city of Schwerin, which was originally called Zuarin in Slavic. Another example is the town of Bresegard, the \\'gard\\' portion of the town name deriving from the Slavic word \\'grad\\', meaning city or town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the 12th century, the territory remained stable and relatively independent of its neighbours; one of the few German territories for which this is true. During the reformation the Duke in Schwerin would convert to Protestantism and so would follow the Duchy of Mecklenburg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike many German territories, Mecklenburg was sometimes partitioned and re-partitioned among different members of the ruling dynasty. In 1621 it was divided into the two duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Güstrow. With the extinction of the Güstrow line in 1701, the Güstrow lands were redivided, part going to the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and part going to the new line of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1815, the two Mecklenburgian duchies were raised to Grand Duchies, the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and subsequently existed separately as such in Germany under enlightened but absolute rule (constitutions being granted on the eve of World War I) until the revolution of 1918. Life in Mecklenburg could be quite harsh. Practices such as having to ask for permission from the Grand Duke to get married, or having to apply for permission to emigrate, would linger late into the history of Mecklenburg (i.e. 1918), long after such practices had been abandoned in other German areas. Even as late as the later half of the 19th century the Grand Duke personally owned half of the countryside. The last Duke abdicated in 1918, as monarchies fell throughout Europe. The Duke\\'s ruling house reigned in Mecklenburg uninterrupted (except for two years) from its incorporation into the Holy Roman Empire until 1918. From 1918 to 1933, the duchies were free states in the Weimar Republic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraditionally Mecklenburg has always been one of the poorer German areas, and later the poorer of the provinces, or Länder, within a unified Germany. The reasons for this may be varied, but one factor stands out: agriculturally the land is poor and can not produce at the same level as other parts of Germany. The two Mecklenburgs made attempts at being independent states after 1918, but eventually this failed as their dependence on the rest of the German lands became apparent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22406300993,"sku":"50185","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50185.jpg?v=1689927885"},{"product_id":"1646-jan-jansson-large-old-antique-map-of-the-erbach-region-hessen-germany","title":"1646 Jan Jansson Antique Map Erbach Hesse \u0026 Baden-Württemberg Heidelberg Germany","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErpach Comitatus\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50182\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e22in x 18in (560mm x 460mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1646\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of the Erbach im Odenwald area in the Baden-Württemberg \u0026amp; Hesse regions of southern Germany, framed by the Neckar River in the south, Rhine River to the west and the Main river to the east (major towns and cities of Heidelberg, Gensheim, Worms, Miltenberg and Oldenburg) by Jan Jansson was published in the 1646 Latin edition of Mercators Atlas by Jan Jansson and Henricus Hondius. (Ref: Tooley, Koeman)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 22in x 18in (560mm x 460mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 19in x 14 1\/2in (480mm x 370mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 2in (50mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErbach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a town and the district seat of the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaden-Württemberg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a state in southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the border with France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a federal state (Land) of the Federal Republic of Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22408559937,"sku":"50182","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50182.jpg?v=1689927913"},{"product_id":"1638-jansson-old-antique-map-of-the-vermandois-picardy-france-st-quentin","title":"1646 Jan Jansson Antique Map the County of Vermandois, Picardy, Northern France","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVermandois\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50236\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e21 1\/2in x 18in (545mm x 460mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1638\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of the ancient county of Vermandois now located in the Picardy region of northern France, centering on the city of St Quentin by Jan Jansson was published in the 1638 Latin edition of Mercators Atlas by Jan Jansson and Henricus Hondius. (Ref: Tooley, Koeman)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 22in x 18in (560mm x 460mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 19in x 14 1\/2in (480mm x 370mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 2in (50mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Light age toning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVermandois\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a French county that appeared in the Merovingian period. Its name derives from that of an ancient tribe, the Viromandui. In the 10th century, it was organised around two castellan domains: St Quentin (Aisne) and Péronne (Somme). In today\\'s times, the Vermandois county would fall in the Picardy region of northern France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePepin I of Vermandois, the earliest of its hereditary counts, was descended in direct male line from the emperor Charlemagne. More famous was his grandson Herbert II (902–943), who considerably increased the territorial power of the house of Vermandois, and kept the lawful king of France, the unlucky Charles the Simple, prisoner for six years. Herbert II was son of Herbert I, lord of Péronne and St Quentin, who was killed in 902 by an assassin in the pay of Baldwin II, Count of Flanders. His successors, Albert I, Herbert III, Albert II, Otto and Herbert IV, were not as historically significant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1077, the last count of the first house of Vermandois, Herbert IV, received the county of Valois through his wife. His son Eudes (II) the Insane was disinherited by the council of the Barons of France. He was lord of Saint-Simon through his wife, and the county was given to his sister Adela, whose first husband was Hugh the Great, the brother of King Philip I of France. Hugh was one of the leaders of the First Crusade, and died in 1102 at Tarsus in Cilicia. The eldest son of Hugh and Adela was count Raoul I (c. 1120–1152), who married Petronilla of Aquitaine, sister of the queen, Eleanor, and had by her three children: Raoul (Rudolph) II, the Leper (count from 1152–1167); Isabelle, who possessed from 1167 to 1183 the counties of Vermandois, Valois and Amiens conjointly with her husband, Philip, Count of Flanders; and Eleanor. By the terms of a treaty concluded in 1186 with the king, Philip Augustus, the count of Flanders kept the county of Vermandois until his death, in 1191. At this date, a new arrangement gave Eleanor (d. 1213) a life interest in the eastern part of Vermandois, together with the title of countess of St Quentin, and the king entered immediately into possession of Péronne and its dependencies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22451429761,"sku":"50236","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50236.jpg?v=1689928182"},{"product_id":"1638-jansson-old-antique-map-of-the-dauphine-region-of-france-grenoble","title":"1638 Jansson Old, Antique Map of the Dauphine Region of France, Grenoble","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNova et acurrata Descriptio Delphinatus vulgo Dauphine\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50244\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e24in x 20in (610mm x 510mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1638\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis fine large beautifully hand coloured original antique map* of the Dauphine region of southern France - centering on the city of Grenoble -  with the Rhone River to the west and north with Savoy \u0026amp; Piedmont to the east  was published by Jan Jansson in the 1638 edition of\u003cem\u003eAtlas Novus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Ref Tooley M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - off white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003e Colors used: - Green, red, orange, yellow, blue\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: - Authentic \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 24in x 20in (610mm x 510mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 20 1\/2in x 15 1\/4in (520mm x 390mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - None\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22453896513,"sku":"50244","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50244.jpg?v=1689928207"},{"product_id":"1619-jansson-old-antique-map-the-rhone-region-of-france-lyon","title":"1619 Jan Jansson Antique Map Loire \u0026 Rhone Rivers, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLionnois, Forest et Beaviolois\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50247\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e24in x 20in (610mm x 510mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1619\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France - centering on the Loire \u0026amp; Rhone Rivers and the cities of Lyon, Vienne \u0026amp; Macon - by Jan Jansson - was published in the 1619 edition of Mercators Atlas by Jan Jansson and Henricus Hondius.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 24in x 20in (610mm x 500mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 20in x 15in (535mm x 380mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France. It is located in the country\\'s east-central part at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFernand Braudel remarked, Historians of Lyon are not sufficiently aware of the bi-polarity between Paris and Lyon, which is a constant structure in French development...from the late Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution. In the late 15th century, the fairs introduced by Italian merchants made Lyon the economic counting house of France. Even the Bourse (treasury), built in 1749, resembled a public bazaar where accounts were settled in the open air. When international banking moved to Genoa, then Amsterdam, Lyon remained the banking centre of France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Renaissance, the cities development was driven by the silk trade, which strengthened its ties to Italy. Italian influence on Lyons architecture is still visible among historic buildings. In the later 1400s and 1500s Lyon was also a key centre of literary activity and book publishing, both of French writers (such as Maurice Scève, Antoine Heroet, and Louise Labé) and of Italians in exile (such as Luigi Alamanni and Gian Giorgio Trissino).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1572, Lyon was a scene of mass violence by Catholics against Protestant Huguenots in the St. Bartholomew\\'s Day Massacre. Two centuries later, Lyon was again convulsed by violence when, during the French Revolution, the citizenry rose up against the National Convention and supported the Girondins. The city was besieged by Revolutionary armies for over two months before surrendering in October 1793. Many buildings were destroyed, especially around the Place Bellecour, while Jean-Marie Collot d\\'Herbois and Joseph Fouché administered the execution of more than 2,000 people. The Convention ordered that its name be changed to Liberated City and a plaque was erected that proclaimed Lyons made war on Liberty; Lyons no longer exists. A decade later, Napoleon ordered the reconstruction of all the buildings demolished during this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Convention was not the only target within Lyon during the 1789-1799 French Revolution. After the National Convention faded into history, the French Directory appeared and days after the September 4, 1797, Coup of 18 Fructidor, a Directory\\'s commissioner was assassinated in Lyon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe city became an important industrial town during the 19th century. In 1831 and 1834, the canuts (silk workers) of Lyon staged two major uprisings for better working conditions and pay. In 1862, the first of Lyon\\'s extensive network of funicular railways began operation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22499539009,"sku":"50247","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50247.jpg?v=1689928692"},{"product_id":"1758-bellin-large-old-antique-map-of-novaya-zemlya-nenets-northern-russia","title":"1758 Nicolas Bellin Original Antique Map of Russia The Island of Novaya Zemlya","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePartie De La Mer Glaciale Contenant La Nouvelle Zemle...M. Bellin...1758\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  60968\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e15 1\/2in x 10in (380mm x 260mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1758\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fine, original copper-plate engraved antique map of the Russian Island of Novaya Zemlya by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in 1758 was published in Antoine François Prevosts 15 volumes of \u003ci\u003eHistoire Generale des Voyages\u003c\/i\u003ewritten by Prevost \u0026amp; other authors between 1746-1790.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovaya Zemlya\u003c\/b\u003e also known as Nova Zembla (especially in Dutch), is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in northern Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe, the easternmost point of Europe lying at Cape Flissingsky on the Northern island. Novaya Zemlya is composed of two islands, the northern Severny Island and the southern Yuzhny Island, which are separated by Matochkin Strait.\u003cbr\u003eThe Russians knew of Novaya Zemlya from the 11th century, when hunters from Novgorod visited the area. For western Europeans, the search for the Northern Sea Route in the 16th century led to its exploration. The first visit from a west European was by Hugh Willoughby in 1553, and he met Russian ships from the already established hunting trade. Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya in 1594, and in a subsequent expedition of 1596 rounded the Northern point and wintered on the Northeast coast. (Barentsz died during the expedition, and may have been buried on the Northern island.) During a later voyage by Fyodor Litke in 1821–1824, the west coast was mapped. Henry Hudson was another explorer who passed through Novaya Zemlya while searching for the Northeast Passage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Early\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Green, yellow, red\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 15 1\/2in x 10in (395mm x 255mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 14in x 9in (355mm x 230mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (6mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Folds as issued\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Antoine Francois Prevosts monumental undertakings was his history of exploration \u0026amp; discovery in 15 volumes titled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistoire Générale des Voyages\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewritten between 1746-1759 and was extended to 20 volumes after his death by various authors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 20 volumes cover the early explorations \u0026amp; discoveries on 3 continents: Africa (v. 1-5), Asia (v. 5-11), and America (v. 12-15) with material on the finding of the French, English, Dutch, and Portugese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA number of notable cartographers and engravers contributed to the copper plate maps and views to the 20 volumes including Nicolas Bellin, Jan Schley, Chedel, Franc Aveline, Fessard, and many others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe African volumes cover primarily coastal countries of West, Southern, and Eastern Africa, plus the Congo, Madagascar, Arabia and the Persian Gulf areas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Asian volumes cover China, Korea, Tibet, Japan, Philippines, and countries bordering the Indian Ocean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 11 includes Australia and Antarctica.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolumes 12-15 cover voyages and discoveries in America, including the East Indies, South, Central and North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolumes 16-20 include supplement volumes \u0026amp; tables along with continuation of voyages and discoveries in Russia, Northern Europe, America, Asia \u0026amp; Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacques Nicholas Bellin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22780908417,"sku":"60968","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/60968.jpg?v=1689925148"},{"product_id":"1758-bellin-old-antique-map-of-eastern-siberia-and-the-kamchatka-peninsula-russia","title":"1758 Bellin Old, Antique Map of Eastern Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula Russia","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuite de la Carte de La Siberie et le Pays Kamtschatka\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  60929\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e11 3\/4in x 11 3\/4in (300mm x 300mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1758\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fine, original copper-plate engraved antique map of Eastern Russia \u0026amp; Siberia including the Kamchatka Peninsular and south to northern China by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in 1750 was published in Antoine François Prevosts 15 volumes of \u003ci\u003eHistoire Generale des Voyages\u003c\/i\u003e written by Prevost \u0026amp; other authors between 1746-1790.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Early\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Green, yellow, red\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 12in x 12in (305mm x 305mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 10 1\/2in x 9 1\/2in (285mm x 245mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (6mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Folds as issued\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Antoine Francois Prevosts monumental undertakings was his history of exploration \u0026amp; 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Includes Belgium proper as well as the seven states of the Belgian Federation – what is today Holland or the Netherlands. Also includes parts of England and extends into eastern Germany past the Rhine River.\u003cbr\u003e Title elaborate cartouche in the upper left quadrant, filling the North Sea, features the armorial shields of the Belgian Counties as well as those of the seven states of the federation: Geldern, Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Friesland, Ober Issel, and Groningen.\u003cbr\u003e This map was drawn by Johann Tobias Mayer for inclusion the 1752 Homann Heirs Maior Atlas Scholasticus ex Triginta Sex Generalibus et Specialibus…. Most early Homann atlases were 'made to order' or compiled of individual maps at the request of the buyer. 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font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';\"\u003eMansfelda Comitatus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  70078\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e22 1\/2in x 17in (570mm x 430mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1638\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of the ancient region of Mansfeld Land located in the in southwestern region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - centering on the city of Mansfeld - by was published in the 1638 Latin edition edition of Willem Blaeus \u003ci\u003eAtlas Novus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Blue, pink, red, green, yellow\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 22 1\/2in x 17in (570mm x 430mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 19 1\/2in x 16 1\/4in (495mm x 420mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMansfeld Land\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a region in the southwestern corner of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The region derives its name from the counts of Mansfeld, who ruled this region for about 1,000 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe House of Mansfeld, whose members belonged to the Saxon nobility and served as counts in the Hassegau, was first documented in a 973 deed. The counts built Mansfeld Castle, whose foundations date back to the late 11th century, when one Hoyer of Mansfeld served as field marshal to Emperor Henry V. The first reference of the fortress coincides with the extinction of the elder line in 1229. The estates were inherited by the Lords of Querfurt, who also adopted the comital title, calling themselves Counts of Mansfeld from that time on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe settlement of Mansfeld received town privileges in 1400, and grew through the development of copper and silver mining, an activity in which Hans Luder from Möhra, father to Martin Luther and Mansfeld citizen from 1484, was employed as a master smelter. Luthers family had arrived into a modest prosperity, he himself attended the local school between 1488 and 1496. The building known as Luther\\'s School had to be torn down and rebuilt in 2000 due to structural problems. His parents house is preserved and today a museum. Luther also acted as an altar server at the St George parish church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Counts of Mansfeld had already lost Imperial immediacy in 1580. When the comital line finally became extinct in 1780, the estates around Mansfeld were incorporated into the Prussian Duchy of Magdeburg. The town retained the status of an independent city (Immediatstadt), it was temporarily part of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia and after the 1815 Congress of Vienna belonged to the Prussian Province of Saxony.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willem Blaeu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22821990657,"sku":"70078","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/70078.jpg?v=1689928247"},{"product_id":"1638-jansson-large-antique-map-of-the-netherlands-belgium","title":"1638 Jansson Large Antique Map of The Netherlands \u0026 Belgium","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003cb\u003eBelgii Veteris Typus...Abrahami Ortelii...Petrus Karius\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  61036\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e21 1\/2in x 17 1\/2in (545mm x 445mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1638\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis large beautifully hand coloured original antique map of The Netherlands \u0026amp; Belgium was engraved by Peter Karius and was published in the 1638 Latin edition of Mercator's Atlas published by Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson. (Ref: Koeman; M\u0026amp;B; Tooley)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - off white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003e Colors used: - Yellow, pink, green\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 21 1\/2in x 17 1\/2in (545mm x 445mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 19in x 15 1\/2in (480mm x 395mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Light creasing in bottom margin\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Centerfold Re-joined\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - Soiling\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":25095184129,"sku":"61036","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/61036.jpg?v=1689928215"},{"product_id":"1765-tardieu-large-antique-map-catholic-states-of-italy","title":"1765 Tardieu Large Antique Map Catholic States of Italy","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEtat de L Eglise\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  92787\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e23in x 17 1\/2in (585mm x 445mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1765\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis large beautifully hand coloured original antique map of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCatholic States of Italy waspublished by the famous French publisher Pierre Francois Tardieu (famous for publishing Diderots Encyclopedie in 1779) in 1765.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Ref:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eM\u0026amp;B;Tooley)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy \u0026amp; stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - White\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - Original  \u003cbr\u003e Colors used: - Pink, green, yellow  \u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: - Authentic  \u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 23in x 17 1\/2in (585mm x 445mm)\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 18in x 13 1\/2in (460mm x 340mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - None\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pierre Francois Tardieu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29957538253,"sku":"92787","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/92787.jpg?v=1689924898"},{"product_id":"1647-olivarius-vredius-antique-map-of-roman-europe-flanders-germany-france","title":"1647 Olivarius Vredius Antique Map of Roman Europe Flanders, Germany, France","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancorum Primae Sedes...Incisum Bruges a Joe F Jois...Olivario Vredio...1647\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  60040\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e16 1\/2in x 14in (420mm x 355mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1647\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis fine scarce beautifully engraved original antique map of central \u0026amp; western Roman Europe centering on what is today Belgium, the Southern Netherlands, Northern France and Western Germany - was engraved in 1647 - dated - and published by Olivarius Vredius (Olivier de Wree)in the 1652 edition of \u003cem\u003eHistoriae Comitum Flandriae\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoriae Comitum Flandriae \u003c\/em\u003ewas an\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eimportant historical work on the origin and early history of Flanders by the well-known historian Olivarius Vredius - Olivier de Wree - (1596-1652) from Bruges. Vredius belongs to the most prominent representatives of late-Belgian humanism and his historical works are still considered to be of high value. (Ref: M\u0026amp;B; Tooley)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy \u0026amp; stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - White\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: -  \u003cbr\u003e Colors used: -  \u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: -  \u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 16 1\/2in x 14in (420mm x 355mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 12 1\/2in x 11in (320mm x 280mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Light blue underlining some names, light creasing\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivarius Vredius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30096722061,"sku":"60040","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/60040.jpg?v=1689927831"},{"product_id":"1756-lotter-large-antique-map-of-rhine-koblenz-germany","title":"1756 Lotter Large Antique Map of Rhine Koblenz, Germany","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchiepiscopatus et Electoratus Moguntinus...\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50169\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e25in x 20in (635mm x 510mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1756\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis large beautiful hand coloured original antique map of the Rhine River region of central western Germany was engraved by Tobias Conrad Lotter in 1756.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map centres on the city of Frankfurt stretches along the Rhine River from Koblenz in the North to Speir in the South. Wertheim in the east to Kern in the west (Ref: Tooley, M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - off white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003e Colors used: - Pink, green, yellow, blue\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 25in x 20in (635mm x 510mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 22 ½in x 19 ½in (570mm x 495mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - None\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tobias Conrad Lotter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30120108749,"sku":"50169","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50169.jpg?v=1689925429"},{"product_id":"1780-large-delisle-antique-map-of-nothern-greece-macedonia-thracia-turkey","title":"1780 Large Delisle Antique Map of Nothern Greece, Macedonia, Thracia, Turkey","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraeciae Pars Septentrionalis\u003cspan\u003e Par Guill. 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Three reapirs to margins, no loss\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - None\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guillaume Delisle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30120353101,"sku":"20404","price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/20404.jpg?v=1689924057"},{"product_id":"1699-danckerts-antique-map-of-germany-central-europe-poland-to-france-to-italy","title":"1699 Danckerts Antique Map of Germany \u0026 Central Europe Poland to France to Italy","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccuratissima Germaniae Tabula\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  16295\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e24in x 20 1\/2in (610mm x 520mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1699\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis large beautifully hand coloured original antique map of central Europe - centering on the various German States but stretching from Poland in the east to France in the west and Venice to the south - by Justus Danckerts was published in 1699.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the latter half of the fifteenth century Germany, though nominally still part of the Holy Roman Empire, was a fragmented land, split into a score of principalities and Imperial Cities, fiercely jealous of each other but having in common an extraordinary creative urge which produced builders of great churches and cathedrals, workers in stone and wood, metal engravers, painters and makers of scientific instruments, who were the envy of the world. Of all their achievements, the invention of movable-type printing was to have the most profound effect on human relationships. Printing industries soon grew up in many cities, including Nuremberg and Augsburg where wood engraving already flourished and which, with Basle and Strassburg, were also the centres of geographical knowledge. Not only were local and regional maps produced in considerable variety and quantity, but more particularly the geographers and mathematicians of Nuremberg are famous for their globes of the world, some of which are still preserved.\u003cbr\u003e The most important map of the whole of Germany produced in this period was a manuscript dated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ec.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e1464 by Nicholas Cusanus (Khryfts), Cardinal, humanist and scholar, friend of Toscanelli, the Italian geographer, and one of the most brilliant men of his day. The map covering Germany, Southern Scandinavia and the Baltic was printed in 1491, long after the author's death, and it served as a model for a similar map in the Nuremberg Chronicle. We have written in some detail in Chapter 4 of this famous book, first published in 1493, which contained a great number of woodcut views and maps, but as far as cartography is concerned the printing of Ptolemy's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeographia\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eat Ulm in 1482 (and 1486) - the first edition with woodcut maps - was an event of the greatest importance. The most ambitious editions of the Ptolemy maps appeared in 1513 in Strassburg, containing not only maps of the ancient world but also twenty new ones, including one of the 'New World', based on the latest contemporary.\u003cbr\u003e knowledge. This was produced under the guidance of Martin Waldseemuller, a German cartographer, at St Die' in Lorraine, at that time a noted centre of learning. Other editions followed in the years up to 1 541, overlapping with the newer work of Sebastian Mu'~nster, an eminent mathematician and linguist, who settled in Basle and whose prolific output of atlases and maps contained also many plans and views of the great cities of the time. These in turn were superseded by Braun and Hogenberg's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivitates Orbis Terrarum\u003c\/em\u003eissued in Cologne between the years 1572 and 1618, which was one of the most famous publications of the period.\u003cbr\u003e In the seventeenth century Dutch supremacy in map making and publishing overshadowed Germany no less than England and France and there was to be no revival until the foundation in Nuremberg about the year 1700 of the printing firm of J. B. Homann, whose business acumen started a resurgence of map publishing. He became a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences and was appointed Geographer to the Emperor in 1715. The business was continued by his son, Johann Christoph, and was eventually bequeathed to the founder's son-in-law on condition that he continued the business under the name of Homann Heirs. Other notable publishing houses active during the century were run by Matthaus Seutter and Tobias Lotter in the rival city of Augsburg. 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This is evident in this beautiful map. He was a master craftsman with an eye for detail. You can feel the uncompromising accuracy \u0026amp; passion in his work when you study his maps \u0026amp; globes. (Ref: Shirley; Tooley; M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - Early\u003cbr\u003e Colors used: -  Green, yellow, pink, blue\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: -  Authentic\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 27in x 19 1\/2in (685mm x 495mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 24 1\/2in x 19in (620mm x 485mm) \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - min. 1\/2in (10mm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Light age toning along centerfold\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - 3 small repairs along centerfold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vincenzo Maria Coronelli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30125078157,"sku":"16271","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/16271.jpg?v=1689927340"},{"product_id":"1728-hermann-moll-large-antique-map-and-view-of-gibraltar-2nd-spanish-seige","title":"1728 Hermann Moll Large Antique Map and View of Gibraltar - 2nd Spanish Seige","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA New and Exact plan of Gibraltar with all its fortifications as they are at present….\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  40838\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e25in x 11in (635mm x 280mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1727\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (B) Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis finely engraved original antique map and view of the second Spanish siege of Gibraltar by Herman Moll was published in 1727.\u003cbr\u003e Although undated, the legend at the top left of the map, gives an in-depth explanation to the map including no. 5 that refers to 'Place where at this time Barracks building for a Regiment Ap: 15. 1726. 6. The Great Church.', while the dedication is to David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore, Governor of Gibraltar. The plan was presumably engraved either in anticipation of, or during the second Spanish siege; Portmore was in England when the siege began, but sailed there with a relief force, arriving on 1st May, 1727. British command of the sea, coupled with the natural features of the Rock of Gibraltar on the landward side of the peninsula, combined to thwart Spanish ambition, and the siege petered to an end in 1728, with the garrison never seriously troubled. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gibraltar became part of the Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania following the collapse of the Roman Empire and came under Muslim Moorish rule in 711 AD. It was permanently settled for the first time by the Moors and was renamed \u003cem\u003eJebel Tariq\u003c\/em\u003e – the Mount of Tariq, later corrupted into \u003cem\u003eGibraltar\u003c\/em\u003e. The Christian Crown of Castile annexed it in 1309, lost it again to the Moors in 1333 and finally regained it in 1462. Gibraltar became part of the unified Kingdom of Spain and remained under Spanish rule until 1704. It was captured during the War of the Spanish Succession by an Anglo-Dutch fleet in the name of Charles VI of Austria, the Habsburg contender to the Spanish throne. At the war's end, Spain ceded the territory to Britain under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpain tried to regain control of Gibraltar, which Britain had declared a Crown colony, through military, diplomatic and economic pressure. Gibraltar was besieged and heavily bombarded during three wars between Britain and Spain but the attacks were repulsed on each occasion. By the end of the last siege, in the late 18th century, Gibraltar had faced fourteen sieges in 500 years. In the years after Trafalgar, Gibraltar became a major base in the Peninsular War. The colony grew rapidly during the 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming one of Britain's most important possessions in the Mediterranean. It was a key stopping point for vessels en route to India via the Suez Canal. A large British naval base was constructed there at great expense at the end of the 19th century and became the backbone of Gibraltar's economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritish control of Gibraltar enabled the Allies to control the entrance to the Mediterranean during the Second World War. It was attacked on several occasions by German, Italian and Vichy French forces, though without causing much damage. The Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco declined to join a Nazi plan to occupy Gibraltar but revived Spain's claim to the territory after the war. As the territorial dispute intensified, Spain closed its border with Gibraltar between 1969 and 1985 and communications links were severed. Spain's position was supported by Latin American countries but was rejected by Britain and the Gibraltarians themselves, who vigorously asserted their right to self-determination. Discussions of Gibraltar's status have continued between Britain and Spain but have not reached any conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e Shortly after Gibraltar's recapture, King Henry IV of Castile declared it Crown property and reinstituted the special privileges which his predecessor had granted during the previous period of Christian rule.  Four years after visiting Gibraltar in 1463, he was overthrown by the Spanish nobility and clergy. His half-brother Alfonso was declared king and rewarded Medina Sidonia for his support with the lordship of Gibraltar. The existing governor, a loyalist of the deposed Henry IV, refused to surrender Gibraltar to Medina Sidonia. After a fifteen-month siege from April 1466 to July 1467, Medina Sidonia took control of the town. He died the following year but his son Enrique was confirmed as lord of Gibraltar by the reinstated Henry IV in 1469.\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003e In 1474 the new Duke of Medina Sidonia sold Gibraltar to a group of Jewish \u003cem\u003econversos\u003c\/em\u003e from Cordova and Seville led by Pedro de Herrera in exchange for maintaining the garrison of the town for two years, after which time the 4,350 \u003cem\u003econversos\u003c\/em\u003e were expelled by the Duke. His status was further enhanced by Isabella I of Castile in 1478 with the granting of the Marquisate of Gibraltar.\u003cbr\u003e On 2 January 1492, after five years of war, the Moorish emirate in Spain came to an end with the Catholic Monarchs' capture of Granada. The Jews of Gibraltar were, like those elsewhere in the kingdom, expelled from Spain by order of the monarchs in March that year. Gibraltar was used by Medina Sidonia as a base for the Spanish capture of Melilla in North Africa in 1497. Two years later the Muslims of Granada were ordered to convert to Christianity or leave. Those that did not convert left for North Africa, some of them travelling via Gibraltar.\u003cbr\u003e Gibraltar became Crown property again in 1501 at the order of Isabella and the following year it received a new set of royal arms, which is still used by modern Gibraltar, replacing those of Medina Sidonia. In the Royal Warrant accompanying the arms, Isabella highlighted Gibraltar's importance as \"the key between these our kingdoms in the Eastern and Western Seas [the Mediterranean and Atlantic]\". The metaphor was represented on the royal arms by a golden key hanging from the front gate of a battlemented fortress. The warrant charged all future Spanish monarchs to \"hold and retain the said City for themselves and in their own possession; and that no alienation of it, nor any part of it, nor its jurisdiction ... shall ever be made from the Crown of Castile.\"\u003cbr\u003e At this point in history, \"Gibraltar\" meant not just the peninsula but the entire surrounding area including the land on which the towns of La Línea de la Concepción, San Roque, Los Barrios and Algeciras now stand. To the east, Gibraltar was bounded by the Guadiaro River, and its northern boundaries lay in the vicinity of Castellar de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, Alcalá de los Gazules, Medina-Sidonia and Tarifa. From the 16th century, the modern meaning of the name came to be adopted – specifically referring only to the town of Gibraltar and the peninsula on which it stands.\u003cbr\u003e Under Spanish Crown rule, the town of Gibraltar fell into severe decline. The end of Muslim rule in Spain and the Christian capture of the southern ports considerably decreased the peninsula's strategic value. It derived some minor economic value from tuna-fishing and wine-producing industries but its usefulness as a fortress was now limited. It was effectively reduced to the status of an unremarkable stronghold on a rocky promontory and Marbella replaced it as the principal Spanish port in the region.\u003cbr\u003e Gibraltar's inhospitable terrain made it an unpopular place to live. To boost the population, convicts from the kingdom of Granada were offered the possibility of serving their sentence in the Gibraltar garrison as an alternative to prison. Despite its apparent unattractiveness, Juan Alfonso de Guzmán, third Duke of Medina Sidonia, nonetheless sought to regain control of the town. In September 1506, following Isabella's death, he laid siege in the expectation that the gates would quickly be opened to his forces. This did not happen, and after a fruitless four-month blockade he gave up the attempt. Gibraltar received the title of \"Most Loyal\" from the Spanish crown in recognition of its faithfulness (Ref: M\u0026amp;B, Tooley)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHeavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - off white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: -  \u003cbr\u003e Colors used: -  \u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: -  \u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 25in x 11in (635mm x 280mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 25in x 11in (635mm x 280mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1\/4in (5mm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Small loss to the very right figure in the title cartouche not affecting the map, light creasing along folds as issued\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herman Moll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35563355533,"sku":"40838","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/40838.jpg?v=1689926560"},{"product_id":"1695-de-rossi-large-old-antique-map-of-the-champagne-region-of-france","title":"1695 De Rossi Large Old, Antique Map of The Champagne Region of France","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoverno generale della Ciampagna diviso nelle sue Parti Principali; da Giaco. Cantelli da Vignola geografo del Sermo Sigr. Duca di Moda.; e dato in luce da Domenico de Rossi erede di Gio. Giaco. de Rossi dalle sue Stampe in Roma alla Pace, con Privil. del S.P. e licenza de Sup. l'Anno 1695\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  50224\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e24in x 18 1\/2in (610mm x 470mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1695\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis very large, beautifully engraved original antique map of the Champagne Region of France by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGiovanni Giacomo de Rossi, (1627-1691) in 1695 - dated in title - and was published by Domenico de Rossi in his monumental Atlas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMercurio Geografico overo Guida Geografica in tutte le parti del Mondo.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA fine example of De Rossi's atlas map, similar to Coronelli's maps of the same period, with engraved decorative title. The atlas included 150 engraved outline hand colored maps with decorative title cartouche, on 181 sheets. Maps are dated between 1669 and 1715, issued by Giov. Giac. de Rossi and Domenico de Rossi, they are mainly derived from Cantelli da Vignola's maps, an important seventeenth-century cartographer who pioneered the Italian style of fine bold engraving that would eventually be embraced and expanded upon by Vincenzo Coronelli, and Nicolas Sanson (1600 – 1667) a French cartographer, termed by some the creator of French geography.\u003cbr\u003e Many of the maps were engraved by Baudrand, Franciscus Donia, G.B. Falda, Jean Lhuilier, Vin Mariotti, Gasparo Pietro Santa, Salomon Rogiers, \u0026amp; Giorgio Widman, Lubin, Titi, Ameti, Magini and Mattei.\u003cbr\u003e Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (1627 - 1691) was an Italian printer and publisher active in 17th century Rome. Giovanni inherited the important Rome based printing business originally founded by his father, Giuseppe de Rossi (1570-1639). By the mid-17th century the Rossi firm was considered the most active and important press in Rome. (Ref Tooley M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - off white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - \u003cbr\u003e Colors used: - \u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: - \u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 24in x 18 1\/2in (610mm x 470mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 20 3\/4in x 16 3\/4in (525mm x 425mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - None\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35799984845,"sku":"50224","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50224.jpg?v=1689927240"},{"product_id":"1808-dr-playfair-large-old-antique-map-of-france-gallia","title":"1808 Dr Playfair Large Old, Antique Map of France - Gallia","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGallia Drawn \u0026amp; Engraved Dr Playfairs Geography\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  31155\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e23 1\/2in x 19in (595mm x 485mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1808\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis large original antique copper-plate engraved map of France was engraved in 1808 by B Smith - dated at the foot of the map - and was published in the 1808 edition of Dr Playfair's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneral Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e. (Ref Tooley M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - off white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: -  Early\u003cbr\u003e Colors used: -  Green, yellow\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: -  Authentic\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 23 1\/2in x 19in (595mm x 485mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 23 1\/2in x 19in (595mm x 485mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Light age toning in margins\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - None\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Playfair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36801366413,"sku":"31155","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/31155_045fa41e-bf48-4ecb-bb87-48bf4d4f4122.jpg?v=1689922839"},{"product_id":"1857-dufour-very-large-scarce-old-antique-map-of-france-4ft-x-6ft","title":"1857 Dufour Very Large Scarce Old, Antique Map of France - 4ft x 6ft","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarte Administrative et Physique de la France indiquant Les Canaan Les Riviers Navigable les routes, le Chemis de fer avec leurs stations Dresee par A.H. Dufour Gravee Par CH Dyonnet 1857\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  61029\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e62in x 46in (1.5m x 1.15m)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1857\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis scarce very large elephant folio 4 sheet - joined - hand coloured original map of France was engraved by Charles Dyonnet in 1857 - dated in the title - for Adolphe Hippolyte Dufour's monumental elephant folio \u003cem\u003eAtlas Physique, Historique et Politique Geographie Moderne\u003c\/em\u003e published by Pauline Et La Chevalier, Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis  uncommon elephant folio map is huge measuring overall 62in x 46in (1.5m x 1.15m) and is incredibly detailed. The map covers the whole of France including Corsica and parts of Spain, Germany and Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003e The first sheet (top left in image) represents north-western France and includes two insets of Nantes and Rouen. The second sheet (top right) represents north-eastern France with an inset of Paris and its environs. The bottom right sheet depicts the south-eastern portions of France and includes two insets, one featuring Marseille and the other featuring Lyon. The last sheet on the bottom left is of southwest France.\u003cbr\u003e An inset on Bordeaux is included and throughout illustrates roads, canals, railways, rivers, cities and other topographical features are noted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdolphe Hippolyte Dufour (1795 - 1865), \u003c\/strong\u003ealso known as Auguste-Henri Dufour, was a Paris based map and atlas publisher active in the middle to late 19th century. Dufour claimed to be a student of another French cartographer, Emile Lapie. He is known to have worked with numerous other cartographers, publishers and engravers of the period including Charles Dyonnet and Duvotenay. His corpus includes numerous maps and atlases, the most striking of which is probably his monumental elephant folio \u003cem\u003eAtlas Universel physique, historique et politique geographie ancienne et moderne\u003c\/em\u003e. Dufour's student and successor was Alexandre Vuillemin. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Dyonnet (fl. c. 1822 - c. 1880)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an extremely active Paris based engraver working in the mid to late 19th century. From his offices at 220 Rue St. Jacques, Paris, Dyonnet engraved numerous maps for many of the most prominent 19th French cartographic publishers including Vuillemin, Dufour, Fremin and Duvotenay. From 1850-1861, he held the coveted position of \"Graveur du Dépot de la Marine,\" and in this position engraved numerous French naval and military maps. Dyonnet had a detail oriented and aesthetically minded hand and is responsible from some of the most beautiful French maps to emerge during the 19th century. (Ref: M\u0026amp;B; Tooley)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHeavy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp; stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - White\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - Original \u003cbr\u003e Colors used: - Yellow, red, green, blue\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: - Authentic \u003cbr\u003e Paper size: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e62in x 46in (1.5m x 1.15m)\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e62in x 46in (1.5m x 1.15m)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1in (24mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Top NE sheet age toning\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - Soiling\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adolphe Hippolyte Dufour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36843818381,"sku":"61029","price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/61029_03e06efe-37a9-4aac-97c2-d6ecec4b94f9.jpg?v=1689921306"},{"product_id":"1628-mercator-hondius-large-antique-map-of-anjou-maine-et-loire-region-france","title":"1628 Henricus Hondius Antique Map of the Duchy of Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : Aniov\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1628\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e21in x 17in (535mm x 430mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRef #:  26135\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of the French region of the historical province of Anjou (today a greater part of the Maine-et-Loire dept.) centering on the city of Angers \u0026amp; the Loire River was published in the 1628 French edition of Mercators Atlas by Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 21in x 17in (535mm x 430mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 18in x 14in (460mm x 360mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Age toning along centerfold\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Age toning along centerfold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnjou\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a historical province of France straddling the lower Loire River. Its capital was Angers and it was roughly coextensive with the diocese of Angers. It bordered Brittany to the west, Maine to the north, Touraine to the east and Poitou to the south. The adjectival form of Anjou is Angevin and inhabitants of Anjou are known as Angevins. During the Middle Ages, the county of Anjou was a prominent fief of the French crown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe region takes its name from the Celtic tribe of the Andecavi, who submitted to Roman rule following the Gallic Wars. Under the Romans, the chief fortified settlement of the Andecavi became the city of Juliomagus, the future Angers. The territory of the Andecavi was organized as a civitas (called the civitas Andegavensis or civitas Andegavorum).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnder the Franks, the city of Juliomagus took the name of the ancient tribe and became Angers. Under the Merovingians, the history of Anjou is obscure. It is not recorded as a county (comitatus) until the time of the Carolingians. In the late ninth and early tenth centuries the viscounts (representatives of the counts) usurped comital authority and made Anjou an autonomous hereditary principality. The first dynasty of counts of Anjou, the House of Ingelger, ruled continuously down to 1205. In 1131, Count Fulk V became the King of Jerusalem; then in 1154, his grandson, Henry \\'Curtmantle\\' became King of England. The territories ruled by Henry and his successors, which stretched from Ireland to the Pyrenees, are often called the Angevin Empire. This empire was broken up by the French king Philip II, who confiscated the dynasty\\'s French lands, including Anjou in 1205.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe county of Anjou was united to the royal domain between 1205 and 1246, when it was turned into an apanage for the king\\'s brother, Charles I of Anjou. This second Angevin dynasty, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, established itself on the throne of Naples and Hungary. Anjou itself was united to the royal domain again in 1328, but was detached in 1360 as the Duchy of Anjou for the king\\'s son, Louis I of Anjou. The third Angevin dynasty, a branch of the House of Valois, also ruled for a time the Kingdom of Naples. The dukes had the same autonomy as the earlier counts, but the duchy was increasingly administered in the same fashion as the royal domain and the royal government often exercised the ducal power while the dukes were away. When the Valois line failed and Anjou was incorporated into the royal domain again in 1480, there was little change on the ground. Anjou remained a province of crown until the French Revolution (1790), when the provinces were reorganized.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gerald Mercator","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37186636621,"sku":"26135","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/26135.jpg?v=1689928505"},{"product_id":"1709-dahlbergh-aveelen-antique-map-view-of-finsta-in-stockholm-sweden","title":"1709 Dahlbergh \u0026 Aveelen Antique Map \u0026 View of Finsta in Stockholm, Sweden","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinsta\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  70449\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e16 1\/2in x 12 1\/2in (420mm x 315mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1709\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis large original copper-plate engraved antique\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emap \u0026amp; view of Finsta in Stockholm, Sweden by Johannes van den Aveelen was published in the 1709 edition of Erik Dahlbergh's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuecia Antiqua et Hodierna (Ancient and Modern Sweden)\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinsta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003elocality\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esituated in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNorrtälje\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMunicipality,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStockholm County,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSweden\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuecia Antiqua et Hodierna\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eancient and modern Sweden\u003c\/em\u003e) is a collection of engravings collected by Erik Dahlbergh during the middle of the 17th century. \u003cem\u003eSuecia Antiqua et Hodierna\u003c\/em\u003e can be described as a grand vision of Sweden during its period as a great power. Dahlberg's direct source of inspiration was the topographical publications issued by the Swiss publisher  Matthäus Merian.\u003cbr\u003e In 1661 Dahlberg was granted a royal privilege enabling him to realize his plans, which kept him occupied for a good decade, and a work that would not be printed until after his death. In its final state \u003cem\u003eSuecia Antiqua et Hodierna\u003c\/em\u003e comprised three volumes containing 353 plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJan van den Aveele or Aveelen (1650 - 1727) was a Dutch etcher and copper engraver. With compatriot Willem Swidde, he made engravings for \u003cem\u003eSuecia Antiqua et Hodierna\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Ancient and Modern Sweden\") including depictions of public buildings and city scapes in Stockholm and other Swedish cities. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Ref Tooley M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - off white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: -  \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Colors used: -  \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: -  \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 16 1\/2in x 12 1\/2in (420mm x 315mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 13in x 10in (330mm x 255mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - None\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erik Dahlbergh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37749862349,"sku":"70449","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/70449.jpg?v=1689927102"},{"product_id":"1677-de-rossi-large-original-antique-map-of-denmark-sweden-schleswig-holstein","title":"1677 De Rossi Large Original Antique Map of Denmark \u0026 Sweden, Schleswig Holstein","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRegno di Danimarca Diuiso nelle Sue due Iutlandie Cioe settentrionale in quattro Diocesi Et Australe, e` il Ducato di...Gio Giacomo De Rossi....L Anno 1677\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1677\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e22 1\/2in x 18in (575mm x 460mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRef #:  50610\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful and quite scarce original 1677 antique map of Denmark and southern Sweden, was engraved in 1677 - dated in the title - and was published in the 1692 edition of de Rossi's world atlas \u003ci\u003eMercurio Geografico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Early\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 22 1\/2in x 18in (575mm x 460mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 20 1\/2in x 16in (420mm x 405mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Professional repairs to top \u0026amp; bottom margins\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Professional repairs to centerfold\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Repairs as noted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the fifteenth century the people of Southern Europe had little geographical knowledge of the Scandinavian World except from sketchy detail shown in the Catalan Atlas (1375) and on a number of \" portolani\" embracing Denmark and the southern tip of Norway. It was not until 1427 that a manuscript map prepared about that time by Claudius Clavus (b.1388) a Dane who spent some time in Rome, made available to scholars a tolerable outline of the northern countries and Greenland. That was to remain the best map available for the rest of the century and it was used as the basis for maps of Scandinavia in early printed editions of Ptolemy. Others by Nicolaus Cusanus (1491) and Ehrhard Etzlaub (c. 1492) followed but, needless to say, these are extremely rare; even the later maps by Olaus Magnus and Marcus Jordan, where they have survived at all , are known only by a very few examples. In fact, apart from the rare appearance of an early Ptolemy map, the oldest of Scandinavia which a collector is likely to find are those of Munster's Cosmograhy first published in 1544. In the following centuries the few maps and charts complied in Scandinavia were usually published in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Paris or Nuremberg, the most important maps often being incorporated in the major Dutch, French \u0026amp; German Atlases. 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In the following centuries the few maps and charts complied in Scandinavia were usually published in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Paris or Nuremberg, the most important maps often being incorporated in the major Dutch, French \u0026amp; German Atlases. (Ref: Tooley; M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexis Hubert Jaillot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41117543117,"sku":"50665","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50665_04f261d5-80ff-4500-99b7-ff4b1f80c504.jpg?v=1689920579"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.classicalimages.com\/collections\/europe\/england.oembed","provider":"Classical Images","version":"1.0","type":"link"}