Lovely engraved map based on the cartography by C. Franz Radefeld (1788-1874) showing the whole Asia. From the “Meyer’s Neuester Zeitungs Atlas” published by Bibliographischen Instituts in Hildburghausen in 1849-52. The innovation of this work is that almost all maps had small inserts showing richly detailed maps of major cities and their surrunding areas: so not only could travellers carry the atlas with them easily, they could also obtain an initial orientation to their destination when they arrived. No other atlas offered anything like this. All the maps in this atlas are superbly engraved, ebellished by many city plans and with fine colouring by hand. All combining to make this the finest “quarto” German atlas of the mid 19th century. Jurgen Espenhorst – Petermann’s Planet – Guide to the great handatlases, 3.1.1
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- Year: 1598
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- Place of publication: Antwerp
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Striking map of Myanmar (Burma) Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia, with decorative title cartouche engraved by Giuseppe Pitteri. The map was issued in Zatta’s Atlante Novissimo, a monumental 4 volume work and one of the last great decorative atlases. Features a striking cartouche.
- Year: 1779
- Dimension: 410 x 325 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
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[Japan] L’Impero Del Giapon diviso in sette principali parti cioe Ochio Quanto Jetsegen Jetsen Jamaisoit, Xicoco e Ximo …
More Info € 400,00Detailed antique map of Japan, divided into seven principal provinces and depicts numerous towns, mountains, and rivers. Finely engraved by Giuseppe Pitteri the map comes from Atlante Novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni, e scoperte fatte dai piu celebri e piu recenti geografi by Antonio Zatta published in Venice in 1785.
- Year: 1779
- Dimension: 310 x 400 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
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Early map of Turkey including Cyprus from the Mercator Hondius “Atlas Minor” published in Amsterdam in 1648 at Jannsonius with german text on verso. In 1607 Jodocus Hondius published a reduced size version of Mercator’s “Atlas”, itself suitably titled “Atlas Minor”. The maps were copied from those of the great cartographer Mercator of around 1580-90 or were reductions of Hondius’ own maps of 1606. Almost 20 years later Joannes Janssonius commissioned a new set of…
- Year: 1648
- Dimension: 190 x 135 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
