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Mexico in the 1880s, with atlas volume including 13 chromolithographed maps and 1 general map of Mexico

GARCIA CUBAS, Antonio. Cuadro geográfico, estadístico, descriptivo é histórico de los estados unidos Mexicanos. Obra que sirve de texto al Atlas pintoresco.
Including: Atlas Pintoresco e Historico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos.
México, Fomento & Debray, 1885. 2 volumes. 8vo and oblong large folio (64.5 x 82 cm). With 2 folding tables and 2 full-page plates in the text volume and in the atlas 13 chromolithographed maps (52 x 69 cm), and a full-page chromolithographed map of Mexico at the end. Contemporary black cloth with gold lettering on front board (text); contemporary red half morocco, title and ornaments in gold on spine (atlas). IV, 474, [3] pp. text. Full description
€ 11,000
Anthropology & Ethnography Atlases & Globes Latin America Mexico Middle America
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Manuscript atlas and ownership records of parcels in the Prins Willem polder,
northeast of Oostburg, in the southwest corner of the Netherlands

GERSOM, Gerrit van. Caerte en omlooper van Prins Willem Polder. Bedijkt anno 1650 en 1651. ...
[Oostburg?], 1723. Royal folio (41 x 27.5 cm). With a hand-coloured title page, a large folding map of the dikes along the border of the polder, a large folding general map of the polder showing the numbered parcels at a scale of about 1:18,000, and 17 folding detail maps showing the individual plots within the parcels at a larger scale, all executed in brown ink and watercolours and tipped onto the fore-edges of 19 of the 144 numbered text leaves. Contemporary sheepskin parchment. 151 ll. (ll. 1 & 145-151 blank). Full description
€ 9,500
Atlases & Globes Charts & Maps Manuscripts & Documents Netherlands Technology Water Management
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A general in the Spanish army on the battles and sieges in Flanders 1601-1609,
during the Dutch war for independence, with 29 folding maps and plans

GIUSTINIANO, Pompeo. Delle guerre di Flandra libri VI. ... Posti in luce da Gioseppe Gamurini ...
Antwerp, J. Trognesio, 1609. 4to. With engraved architectural title-page and 29 folding engraved maps and plans of sieges and fortifications. White sheepskin (ca. 1700 or possibly later). [4], 329, [1 blank], [15], [3 blank] pp. Full description
€ 2,950
Charts & Maps City Plans, Topography & Views Fortification & Military Architecture History / 17th Century Military History (17th Century) Netherlands Spain
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The only atlas published by Abraham Goos: the 17 provinces of the Habsburg Low Countries

GOOS, Abraham. Nieuw Nederlandtsch caertboeck. Waer in volkomentlijcker als oyt te voren vertoont werden de XVII. Nederlanden, soo in t geheel, als elck besonder met grote neersticheyt ende kosten gesneden ende in t licht gebracht. Mitsgaders een nieuwe beschryvinge uijt verscheyden autheuren ordentlyck tsamen gestelt door Reinier Telle ... .
Amsterdam, Abraham Goos in de Kalverstraet, [1616]. Oblong 4to (ca. 16 x 21 cm). With an engraved title page (signed by P.S[erwouter] scul. (bottom right) after D.V[inck] B[oons] (bottom left)), 23 full page maps, several decorated woodcut initials and woodcut tailpieces. 19th-century quarter calf. [7], "305" [=294], [2], [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 4,500
Belgium Charts & Maps History / 17th Century Netherlands
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Goos' West-Indische paskaert in its very rare first state: a monumental nautical chart of the Atlantic Ocean in Mercator projection on vellum, used by the Dutch West Indian Company (WIC)

GOOS, Pieter. West-Indische Paskaert waer in de graden der breedde over wederzijden van de middellijn wassende so vergrooten dat die geproportioneert sijn tegen hunne nevenstaende graden de lengde. Vertonende behalve[n] Europaes zuydelijcste alle de zeekusten van Africa en America begrepen in 't Octroy bij de H.M.H. Staten Generael der vereenichde Nederl. verleent aende Generale West Indische Compagnie. Mitsgaders die van Peru en Chili inde groote Zuyd-Zee.
Amsterdam, Pieter Goos, [ca. 1660]. Printed on vellum (ca. 80 x 98 cm) from one large copperplate engraving, partly coloured by a contemporary hand. Full description
€ 185,000
Charts & Maps Latin America Middle America Navigation North America South America WIC West Africa
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Italian fortification atlas of the Low Countries

GUALDO PRIORATO, Galeazzo. Teatro del Belgio ò sia descritione delle diecisette provincie del medesimo; con le piante delle città, e fortezze principali; da chi al presente possesse; come, in qual modo, & in qual tempo acquistate.
Vienna, Michael Thurnmayer, 1673. Folio. With engraved frontispiece with the coat-of-arms of all Seventeen Provinces, engraved military scene on the title-page, folding engraved map of the Low Countries, 2 folding engraved views of a sea-battle and an army crossing the Rhine, and 120 double-page engraved fortification plans. Contemporary mottled sheepskin, gold-tooled spine. [14], 148, [6] pp. text Full description
€ 5,000
Atlases & Globes Belgium Fortification & Military Architecture Military History (17th Century) Netherlands
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First edition of Guicciardini's celebrated description of the Low Countries

GUICCIARDINI, Lodovico. Descrittione ... di tutti i Paesi Bassi, altrimenti detti Germania Inferiore.
Antwerp, Willem Silvius, 1567. Folio. With the title, the large coat of arms of Philip II, and his portrait set within a woodcut architectural frame with allegorical figures on separate pages, and 17 double-page plates, maps and views (15 woodcuts, 2 engravings).Further with 15 woodcut divisional title-pages for the illustrations and descriptions of the regions and cities set within a woodcut ornamental frame and numerous woodcut decorated initials (at least 4 series). Later vellum. [3], [1 blank], [16], "296"[= 339], [1 blank], [19], [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 8,000
Atlases & Globes Belgium Charts & Maps City Plans, Topography & Views Early Printing - 16th century Netherlands
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Enlarged Latin edition of the celebrated description of the Low Countries

GUICCIARDINI, Ludovico and Reinier TELLE (translator). Omnium Belgii, sive Inferioris Germaniae, regionum description: ... recens ex idiomate Italico, ad exemplar tertium ac postremum ab ipso authore recognitum ...
Arnhem, Johannes Janssonius, 1616. Oblong 4to. With a woodcut printer's device on the title page, a full-page armorial plate, 7 full-page maps and 100 city views, one of which double-page. Further with several decorated woodcut initials, and woodcut head- and tailpieces. Contemporary limp vellum. [8], 517, [11] pp. Full description
€ 7,500
Belgium City Plans, Topography & Views History / 17th Century Netherlands
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