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Blaeu – Le Theatre du Monde, Nouvel Atlas – 1647 – CGW134472/2

“Le Theatre du Monde, Nouvel Atlas”, Title Pages by Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer (1596 – 1673)

“Nouvel Atlas” was a comprehensive world atlas, conceived by Willem Blaeu, but compiled by his son Joan Blaeu, and completed in 1665. The original work consisted of eleven volumes, in Latin, containing 594 maps.

Blaeu was one of the greatest names in early map making. The Blaeu business flourished for over 40 years in the city of Amsterdam. When Willem died in 1638 his sons Johannes and Cornelis took over the business.

Original hand colouring.

30 cm x 50 cm

Middlesex – John Cary – 1789

A map of Middlesex from The Best Authorities

John Cary 1754 – 1835

Engraved by E. Noble for Cary’s maps in Camden’s Britannia of 1789.

Original hand colour with water stain to top right. Otherwise fine condition. No repairs.

1789

40 cm x 52 cm

Rutlandshire – John Speed – 1646

Rutlandshire with Oakham and Stanford her bordering neighbour Newely described.

Performed By Johan Speede, Solde by M.John Sudbury and George Humbell, in Popes head alley against the Exchange. Cum Privelegio.

John Speed 1552 – 1629

This map was first published in Speed’s Theatre of Empire Great Britain in 1611 – 1612.

English text on verso.

Good condition. Age toned. Early hand colour.

This edition 1646.

38.3 cm x 50.5 cm

Rare 15th -17th Century World Maps – CGW134490

Hand coloured Planiglob der Erde map published by Weimar 1857

Hand coloured Deventer map by Jan Delate Kaart Vandetwee Platte Warelds Joolen 1700

Pair of hand coloured Coronelli (map maker) Planisfer del Mondo maps of the world 1691

Hand coloured Moithey Le Globe terrestre map 1760

Hand coloured Brookes Gaz Ateer’s new map of the world, showing the latest discoveries 1791

Hand coloured Betts Western/Eastern hemispheres map

De Lat Der Warelds Zooals hand coloured map 1700

East India Islands by Thomas Brown – 1810 – CDS701

Attractive map of South East Asia, showing the northern part of New Holland, with de Wit’s Land, Van Diemen’s Land, Arnhem’s

Land and Carpentaria marked.

Copperplate engraving, original hand colouring, fine condition.Edinburgh

1810

32 cmx 36 cm (plate line)