The Island of Sardinia.

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. The Kingdom of Sardinia. "Le Royaume de Sardaigne." Venice, Remondini, 1779
Copper engraved map of Sardinia, from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map shows the island in large scale with parts entering the scale lines, with part of Corsica to top.
Decorative title cartouche upper right, text giving the history of the island upper lef and list ogf mineral mines to lower left Dark impression; paper lightly toned.
Phillips 647. 693 by 474mm (27¼ by 18¾ inches).    €700

Perche & Blasois, France.

Schenk, Petri & Valk Gerardi The County of Blaisois. The County of Perche. "Comitatus Blesensis, Auctore Joanne Temporio. Blaisois." & " Perchensis Comitatus. La Perche Comte". Amsterdam Schenk, Petri & Valk Gerardi c1700
Copper engraved maps, 2 on 1 plate of of the region of Blaisois and Perche in France from Schenk And Valk's " Atlas Contractus." Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the region of Blaisois with the capital Blois on the Loire in the Loir-et-Cher department and Perche former province of western France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe,from which many emigrated to Canada in the 17th century leading to most French Canadians being able to trace their ancestry back to this region,
Each map with decorative title cartouche. Dark impression; clean and bright; green lines slightly oxidised/browned, small cracking near centre of centrefold. along the Loire on map of Blaisois; 1 wormhole to map of Blaisois, by town of St Laurent with another in the blank margin above; 2 old ink numbers to upper right corner, and one to verso.
Koeman III,page 113, map 280. 402 by 510mm (15¾ by 20 inches) full plate.    €200

Beauce, France.

Schenk, Petri & Valk Gerardi The Region of Beauce "Belsia Vulgo La Beausse." Amsterdam Schenk, Petri & Valk Gerardi c1700
Copper engraved map of the region of Beauce in France from Schenk And Valk's " Atlas Contractus." Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the agricultural region of Beauce with the capital Chartres.
Decorative title cartouche, with Ceres harvesting grain and a cart drawn by dragons; coat of arms upper right with scale. Dark impression; clean and bright; old ink number to verso.
The maps of Schenk and Valk are famous for their full wash colour , however often the pigments, particularly in the greens deteriorated leading to browning and eventually could cause the paper to crack, for this reason it is unusual to see such bright original colour.
Koeman III,page 113, map 281. 384 by 496mm (15 by 19½ inches).    €250

Blaisois, France.

Schenk, Petri & Valk Gerardi The Region of Blois, Blaisois. "Description du Blaisois." Amsterdam Schenk, Petri & Valk Gerardi c1700
Copper engraved map of the region of Blaisois in France from Schenk And Valk's " Atlas Contractus." Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the region of Blaisois with the capital Blois on the Loire in the Loir-et-Cher department.
Decorative title cartouche, scale and coat of arms. Dark impression; clean and bright; old ink number to verso.
The maps of Schenk and Valk are famous for their full wash colour , however often the pigments, particularly in the greens deteriorated leading to browning and eventually could cause the paper to crack, for this reason it is unusual to see such bright original colour.
Koeman III,page 113, map 282? 372 by 485mm (14¾ by 19 inches).    €200

Scania, Skåne, Southern Sweden.

Seutter, Matthäus A New and Accurate Desrption of Scania, Blekingia And Hallandia. "Descriptio Nova et Accurata Scaniæ, Blekingiæ et Hallandiæ." Augsberg Seutter, Matthäus 1720-40
Copper engraved map of southern Sweden by Matthäus Seutter from his "Atlas Novus". Original colour; verso blank.
The map shows the provinces of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge in southern Sweden, with an inset map of Halland to the lower right corner , Large decorative title cartouche surrounded by winged Victory sounding a trumpet, and a conquering soldier with cannons and guns, a reference to the long history of warfare between the Swedes and Danes over the area. Decorative scale cartouche with coats of arms of the 3 provinces. Good impression; colours bright ; vignettes/cartouches black & white as issued; slight browning to edges and to centrefold from glue of guard to verso; occasional light foxing ;blank margins shortdue to size of plate; old ink number to verso
495 by 577mm (19½ by 22¾ inches).    €500

Lisbon the Capital of Portugal.

Stridbeck, Johann Lisbon "Lissabon die Königlichte Haupt und Residenz Statt in Portugall." Augsburg Stridbeck, Johann c1700
Copper engraved view of Lisbon,from Johann Stridbeck's "Curiosen Staats und Kriegs Theatrums"Black & white as published.
The view shows the city from the sea with many boats and ships in the foreground.
The view was later issued by Gabriel Bodenehr in his"Europe Pracht und Macht" with a key and description to the left Dark impression.
166 by 320mm (6½ by 12½ inches)to plate mark.    €350

Lisbon

Unknown Old plan of Lisbon "Vieux Plan de Lisbonne." France Unknown c1700
Copper engraved view of Lisbon, Black & white as published.
The view shows the city from the sea with many boats and ships in the foreground. Title on banner to sky.
Descriptive text below image. Dark impression; remargined at sides; multiple folds as the view seems to have come fom a small octavo book; tiny holes to image at joints of folds.
223 by 357mm (8¾ by 14 inches).    €500