Utrecht

Blaeu, Guillaume & Jean. Descriptio Ultraiectum Dominii. "ltraiectum Dominium." Amsterdam Apud Guiljelmum et Joahannem Blaeu. 1647
Original coloured, copper engraved map of the area of Utrecht from Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus. Partis Prima pars Altera." Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
Strap worktitle cartouche surmounted by coat of arms; scale held by figure
The map is centred on Utrecht. Original colour; printers creases to left half within plate and also to blank margins; damp stains to blank margins mainly far from image, but light cockling to upper left corner within plate.
Koeman1, Bl 21A. 385 by 502mm (15¼ by 19¾ inches).    €350

Bird's eye View of Amsterdam.

Braun & Hogenberg. Amsterdam. Amsterdanum. Cologne G. von Kempen 1575
Black and white, copper engraved birds eye view of Amsterdam from the first volume of Braun & Hogenberg's Civitas Orbis Terrarum. French text to verso.
Very desirable and early town-plan of Amsterdam from a north-easterly direction. With a numbered key (1-28) in lower left corner.

On the left-hand side we can see how the mouth of the River Amstel has been dammed and its waters channeled into canals and made to pass through the city before flowing out into the Zuiderzee (today the IJsselmeer). The canals, which were used to transport imported goods to the counting houses located all over the city, are lined with private houses, commercial buildings and warehouses. In the center of the plan, the old town hall (Stadhuis, 21) and the neighboring Nieue Kerk (23) are also clearly recognizable. With its depiction of the heavy shipping traffic inside the harbour and on the Zuiderzee, the engraving conveys an impression of the contemporary scale of trade conducted in the continually expanding metropolis.
In the 13th century Amsterdam was simply a small fishing port built on marshy ground. In 1300 it was granted its municipal charter and in 1369 became a member of the Hansa. Not until the beginning of the 1600s did the city finally establish itself as the leading center of trade and the constantly expanding hub of a global financial and commercial empire.
This Golden Age brought not only an economic boom but also a flowering of the sciences and arts, which lasted until the end of the 17th century.
[Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg, p.78.] Dark impression; light toning and soiling; spo tbelow Title cartouche [ lighter to left side where it has been treansferrred] ; 4 spots to upper centre fold.; split at lower centrefold entering plate 1cm, with old repair to verso
Keoman 2; B&H 14, [plate 21]. 340 by 485mm (13½ by 19 inches).    €1200

Amsterdam, Capital of the Netherlands.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. Amsterdam. Amsterdam. Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of Amsterdam from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression; light toning; slight soiling to blank margins; rust spot to lower blank margin far from image.
150 by 101mm (6 by 4 inches).    €100

Brussels, Capital of Belgium.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. Brussels. Bruxelles. Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of Brussels from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression; light toning; slight soiling to blank margins.
150 by 101mm (6 by 4 inches).    €80

Oval Map of Flanders.

Mercator Gerhard, Hondius Jodicus. Abraham Goos. Le Comte de Flandres. "Comitatus Flandra." Amsterdam, " Ex officiana JoannisJanssonii" 1628
Copper engraved map of Flanders, from Gerhard Mercator's "Atlas Minor". French text to verso.
The distinctive decorative map is by Abraham Goos : an oval surrounded by strap work ornamentation, the map first appeared in Goos's " Nieuw Netherlandtsch Caertboeck" of 1616. Dark impression; worm hole to lower blank margin far from plate; some show through of text from verso.
Koeman: Me194. 124 by 178mm (5 by 7 inches).    €150

Cleves and Meurs, the Netherlands.

Mercator Gerhard, Hondius Jodicus. Cleves and Meurs. "Cleve et Murs." Amsterdam, " Exusum in aedibus Jodici Hondij veneunt etiam apud Corneliu Nicolai. item apud Joannem Janssoniu Arnhemi." 1607
Copper engraved map of Cleves and Meurs, Holland from the first edition of Gerhard Mercator's "Atlas Minor". Latin text to verso. Dark impression; old ink number to upper margin; damp stain to lower blank margin.
Koeman: Me186. 140 by 186mm (5½ by 7¼ inches).    €80

Brabant.

Mercator Gerhard, Hondius Jodicus. Brabant. "Brabantia." Amsterdam, " Exusum in aedibus Jodici Hondij veneunt etiam apud Corneliu Nicolai. item apud Joannem Janssoniu Arnhemi." 1607
Copper engraved map of Brabant from the first edition of Gerhard Mercator's "Atlas Minor". Latin text to verso.
The map shows the province of Brabant in both Belgium and Holland.
Strap work title cartouche. Dark impression; old ink number to upper margin entering plate; upper margin short (1-4mm); printers crease to left of plate; wormhole in left lower quarter just above Maestricht (4mm); damp stain to lower blank margin.
Koeman: Me186. 152 by 194mm (6 by 7¾ inches).    €100

Oval Map of Hainaut.

Mercator Gerhard, Hondius Jodicus. Abraham Goos. Le Comte de Hainaut. "Comitatus Hannonia." Amsterdam, " Ex officiana JoannisJanssonii" 1628
Copper engraved map of Hainaut, from Gerhard Mercator's "Atlas Minor". French text to verso.
The distinctive decorative map is by Abraham Goos : an oval surrounded by strap work ornamentation, the map first appeared in Goos's " Nieuw Netherlandtsch Caertboeck" of 1616. Dark impression; worm hole to edge of lower blank margin far from plate; spots and stains to left blank margin, some entering plate; some show through of text from verso.
Koeman: Me194. 120 by 175mm (4¾ by 7 inches).    €100

Oval Map of Geldria.

Mercator Gerhard, Hondius Jodicus. Abraham Goos. Le Duche de Gueldres. "Geldria Ducatus." Amsterdam, " Ex officiana JoannisJanssonii" 1628
Copper engraved map of Geldria, from Gerhard Mercator's "Atlas Minor". French text to verso.
The distinctive decorative map is by Abraham Goos : an oval surrounded by strap work ornamentation, the map first appeared in Goos's " Nieuw Netherlandtsch Caertboeck" of 1616. Dark impression; lightly toned; worm hole to edge of lower blank margin far from plate; some show through of text from verso.
Koeman: Me194. 122 by 177mm (4¾ by 7 inches).    €150

Flanders, Belgium.

Mercator Gerhard, Hondius Jodicus. Flanders. "Flandria." Amsterdam, " Exusum in aedibus Jodici Hondij veneunt etiam apud Corneliu Nicolai. item apud Joannem Janssoniu Arnhemi." 1607
Copper engraved map of Flanders from the first edition of Gerhard Mercator's "Atlas Minor". Latin text to verso.
Strap work title cartouche. Dark impression; old ink number to upper margin; light stain near Ghent; damp stain to lower blank margin entering plate.
Koeman: Me186. 150 by 194mm (6 by 7¾ inches).    €100