Castille, Spain.

Blaeu, Guillaume & Jean. Castella Vetus et Nova. "Utriusque Castlliæ nova descriptio." Amsterdam Apud Johannem Guiljelmi F. Blaeu. c1655
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Castille from volume 2 of Joan Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus. Pars secunda." Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
Strap work title cartouche , scale and eplicatio; 3 coats of arms. Bright original outline colour; good impression; damp stain to lower corners and upper edge, far from image.
Koeman1, Bl 24C. 410 by 504mm (16¼ by 19¾ inches).    €350

Catalonia, Spain.

Blaeu, Guillaume & Jean. Catalonia. "Catalonia." Amsterdam Apud Johannem Guiljelmi F. Blaeu. c1655
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Catalonia from volume 2 of Joan Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus. Pars secunda." Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
Strap work title cartouche and scale;compass rose and ships to sea. Bright original outline colour; good impression; damp stain to lower corners far from image.
Koeman1, Bl 24C. 384 by 498mm (15 by 19½ inches).    €450

Galicia.

Blaeu, Guillaume & Jean. Gallæcia. "Gallæcia.Regnum descripta a F.Fer. Ojea..." Amsterdam Apud Johannem Guiljelmi F. Blaeu. c1655
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Galicia from volume 2 of Joan Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus. Pars secunda." Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
Decorative title cartouche on shell borne by Posidon; large coat of arms borne by Putti with music script on banner below compass roses and ships to sea; Bright original outline colour; good impression; damp stain to lower corners far from image; minor printer's crease to left blank margin.
Koeman1, Bl 24C. 383 by 494mm (15 by 19½ inches).    €450

The Balearic Islands.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera, Carte des Isles Maiorque, Minorque et Yvice.

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of the Balearic Islands after Bellin from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows all four islands with insets to lower right showing the Port of Mahon :Plan du Port et de la Ville de Mahon et des forts and a small map showing the position of the Islands off the coast of Spain.
Decorative cartouche to upper left with scale below and compass rose to sea. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper,
Koeman I: C&M 8:68, [C&M 10 & 11] 420 by 580mm (16½ by 22¾ inches).    €700

The Iberian Peninsular.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Nova regni Hispaniæ accurata descriptio, ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiæ Ducis. Authore G de L'Isle Geographe. L'Espagne Dressées sur la Descriptionqui en a eté faite par Rodrigo Mendez Sylva..

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of the Iberian Peninsular from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map after Guillaume De l'Isle shows the Iberian peninsular divided into Kingdoms, with the Balearic islands, extending into France in the North and with the straits of Gibraltar and the coast of North Africa to the South.
Decorative title cartouche to upper right and scale to lower left. Title in Latin above. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper,
Koeman I: C&M 8:67, [C&M 10] 495 by 600mm (19½ by 23½ inches).    €350

Portugal and her Frontiers with Spain.

de Fer, Nicholas. The Frontiers of Spain and Portugal. "Les Frontiers d'Espagne et de Portugal, ou se trouve Le royaume de Portugal divise en ses Cinq Grandes Provinces.... Partie des Royaume de Grenade, d'Andalouse ,de Castille ..." Paris de Fer. N 1705
Copper engraved map of Portugal and part of Spain by Nicholas de Fer from his "Atlas ou Recueil de Cartes Geographiques" Original old full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the south western part of the Iberian peninsular: Portugal; the Algarve, and parts of the kingdoms of Estramadura, Andalusia,Grenada, Leon and Castille extending down to the straits of Gibraltar. Good dark impression; colours bright; old ink number to upper blank margin; guard attached to upper margin; light diagonal creases towards centre fold other small printers creases/ wrinkles to centrefold; old ink title to verso.
Pastoureau, FER II C [72]. 577 by 436mm (22¾ by 17¼ inches).    €650

Plan of Madrid

Homann, Johann Baptist Madrid "Accurater grundriß der Konigl.spanischen Haupt und Residentz Stadt Madrit mit denen Prospecten des Konige Schlosses und andern Lust Gubænen.." Nuremberg Homann, Johann Baptist. 1730
Copper engraved town plan of Madrid from Johann Bapt. Homann's "Grosser Atlas.". Original full colour, verso blank.
The town plan shows the city with the royal palaces and gardens; two black & white vignettes to corners; 4 views below of: the Royal palace; Place Mayor with bullfight; the Royal pleasure gardens, Buen Retiro and a view of Hermitage St. Antonio de la Florida, [black & white as issued]. Slightly weak impression, but generally clean except for some soiling to margins, heavier to lower corners; short tear, repaired, to upper margin; "MADRID'" in biro to verso.
Fauser, 8265. 490 by 594mm (19¼ by 23½ inches).    €750

Lisbon

Killian, George Christian Lisabon, Olyssipo. "Lisabona Ankunsst.Konigs CaroliIII in Hispan. zu Lissabon A 1704 den 7 Marti." Augsburg Killian, George Christian c1760
Copper engraved view of Lisbon, from George Christian Killian 's edition of "Curiosen Staats und Kriegs Theatrums"Black & white as published.
The view shows the city in 1704 from the sea with many boats and ships in the foreground. Title medallion suspended from decorative Baroque swags
Descriptive text to left of image. Dark impression.
160 by 220mm (6¼ by 8¾ inches).    €350

Portugal with her Possessions in Brazil.

Lotter, Tobias Conrad The Kingdom Of Portugal and the Algaeve, with the adjacent Spanish Provinces ... with a small map of Brazil. "Regna Portugalliæ et Algarbiæ cum adjacentibus Hispaniæ Provinciis. Quibus in peculiari et minori Mappa adjunctum est Brasiliæ Regnum." Augsburg, Lotter, Tobias Conrad, 1782
Copper engraved map of Portugal and the Algarve engraved by George Friderich Lotter for by Tobias Lotter. Original old colour; verso blank.
The map shows Portugal and the Algarve with the adjacent provinces of Spain. Inset map of Portuguese settlements in Brazil. Large decorative title cartouche borne on the shoulders of Posidon with ships surrounding him, indicating Portugal's shipping and exploratory history; above the title coats of arms of the two kingdoms. Good dark impression; bright colours; 4 worm holes to body of map and another 4 to left margin; margins to sides short due to size of plate.
505 by 585mm (20 by 23 inches).    €600

View of Antiquera, Andalusia.

MEISSNER Daniel, Eberhard Kieser. Eberhard Kieser Antequera. Antiquera. Gra. Nuremberg Paulus Fürst 1638
Copper engraved view of Antiquera, Andalusia engraved by Eberhard Kieser for Daniel Meissner from Thesaurus philo-politicus, edition of Paulus Fürst Libellus novus politicus emblematicus civitatum. Black & white; text in Latin and German below image. From the 7th part numbered "G".
View of Antequera with owls to the foreground, probably an allegorical reference to Antequera as the founding city of the Spanish Renaissance; above Latin tag: Semper Præsto esse Infortuniumbelow a moral text by the poet Daniel Meissner. Dark impression; light spot to upper left of image.
98 by 147mm (3¾ by 5¾ inches).    €120