This small map of present-day Romania and part of Hungary is fully engraved to depict cities, towns, mountain ranges, forests and rivers and is adorned with a strapwork title cartouche. From the Mercator Hondius “Atlas Minor” published in Amsterdam in 1648 at Jannsonius. 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 copperplates to be engraved by Pieter Van Den Keere (Kaerius) and Abraham Goos. These maps were elegantly designed with decorative title cartouches, finely engraved and surprisingly detailed for their dimensions. Koeman “Atlantes Neerlandici” Me203.
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The map of Austria engraved by G. Bodhener from the rare geographical work Der curiose und .. Nssliche Dollmetscher published in Augsburg in 1748 by Machenbauer. The map has decorative cartouche and a nice original colouring.
- Year: 1748
- Dimension: 240 x 170 mm
- Place of publication: Augsburg
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A fine miniature map of Hungary from “Theatro del Mondo” the famous plagiarised version of Ortelius’ pocket atlas published specifically for the Italian market by Pietro Marchetti. First printed in Brescia this is the really rare Venetian edition of 1667. Italian text on verso.
- Year: 1667
- Dimension: 75 x 105 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
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Delightful small map depicting present-day Poland and Lithuania. The map is fully engraved with rivers, lakes, forests and mountains and is fi lled with place names. A large, strapwork title cartouche lies in the Baltic Sea. From the Mercator Hondius “Atlas Minor” published in Amsterdam in 1648 at Jannsonius. 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…
- Year: 1648
- Dimension: 195 x 146 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
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A particularly attractive pictorial map of Poland by anonymous author published in 1930 circa. This map is covered with vignettes describing major towns and very nice landmarks along the roads like planes or typical deco cars. Includes decorative cartouche, compass rose and inset lovely views of Tatra National Park and famous buildings in Warsaw and Lviv and Drohobych (now in Ukraine). Uncommon.
- Dimension: 24 x 34 cm
- Year: 1930
