Münster, Germany.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Monasteriensis Episcopatus. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of Münster, Westphalia, Germany. from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression; dark damp stain to upper margin.
Keoman:Me200. 185 by 252mm (7¼ by 10 inches).    €50

Nassau, Germany.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Nassovia Comitatus. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of Nassau, Germany. from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression; dark damp stain and one rust spot to upper margin.
Keoman:Me200. 184 by 252mm (7¼ by 10 inches).    €50

Palitanatus Rheni, Germany.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Palitinatua Rheni. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of Rhenish Palitinate with its capital at Hiedelberg. Germany. from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression; damp stain to upper margin;.
Keoman:Me200. 186 by 255mm (7¼ by 10 inches).    €50

Saltzburg & Carinthia, Austria.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Saltzburg Archepiscopatus cum ducatu Carinthaæ. " "Salisurgensis Episcopatus. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of the Archbishopric of Saltzburg & the Duchy of Carinthiæ, Austria, from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression;damp stain to upper margin; wormhole to right blank, margin.
Keoman:Me200.     €60

Upper Saxony, Lusatia & Meissen, Germany.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Saxonia superioris, Lusatiae misniae que descriptio. " "Saxony Superior. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of Upper Saxony, Lusatia & Meissen, Germany. from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression; damp stain to upper margin; Some spotting, 1 dark spot near "Bresnitz"; wormhole to right margin, just touching plate mark.
Keoman:Me200. 185 by 255mm (7¼ by 10 inches).    €50

Styria, Austria.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Stiria. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of Styria, South Austria, from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression; minor spotting and dampstaining to blank margins, damp stain to upper margin; worm hole to right scale.
Keoman:Me200. 185 by 256mm (7¼ by 10 inches).    €50

Türingen, Germany.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Thuringia. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of Thüringen, Germany. from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression; light damp stain to upper margin.
Keoman:Me200. 187 by 256mm (7¼ by 10 inches).    €50

Waldeck, Germany.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Waldeck Comitatus. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of the state of Waldeck, Germany. from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression; light damp stain to upper margin.
Keoman:Me200.     €50

Duchy of Westphalia, Germany.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Westphalia Ducatus. " "Westphalia IIII Tabula. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of the Duchy of Westphalia, Germany. from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Dark impression; damp stain to upper margin.
Keoman:Me200. 186 by 255mm (7¼ by 10 inches).    €50

Westphalia, Germany.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Westphaliæ tabula II. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of the Paderborn. Lippe area of Westphalia, Germany. from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression; damp stain to upper margin.
Keoman:Me200. 185 by 254mm (7¼ by 10 inches).    €50

Duchy of Württemberg, Germany

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Wirtenberg ducatus. " "Ducatus Wirtemburgensis. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of the Duchy of Württemberg. Germany. from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Good impression; light damp stain and two spots to upper margin.
Keoman:Me200. 180 by 249mm (7 by 9¾ inches).    €50

Zurichgow, Switzerland.

Mercator, Gerard. Petrus Kaerius/ Pieter Van der Keere. "Zurichgow. " Amsterdam, Johannis Cloppenburgji. 1632
Copper engraved map of Zurichgow, Switzerland, from" Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, "Latin text to verso. Dark impression; darker damp stain to upper marginand extreme edge of lower margin.
Keoman:Me200. 190 by 260mm (7½ by 10¼ inches).    €50

Panorama of Heidleberg.

Münster, Sebastian. " Civitas Heidelbergsis, iuxta Neccarum sita, Palainatus metropolis.."
"Florentissimæ civitatis Heidelbergensis situs & genuina pictura, tam arcem quam reliquaillus loci insigniora ædificia pulchrè intuenti ob oculostatuens." Basileae Henricum Petri 1552.
2 sheet woodcut panorama of Heidelberg from Sebastian Münster's famous "Cosmographia". Black and white; Latin title and text to verso of first plate, second plate with blank verso..
The large panorama on two double pages, un-joined, shows the famous university city from across the river Neckar.
The major buildings are identified in the plate. 2 coats of arms on shields to the sky. 2 double pages, un-joined; good impression;slight show through of title from verso on sheet 1; small hole to upper and lower margins at centre fold of each sheet from binding; light water stain to upper edge of blank margin of sheet 1 and light water stain to lower right corner;short tear to upper blank margin of sheet 2, repaired to verso; light stain to lower left, on river bank, of sheet 2. Guards to verso of each sheet at centre fold .
254 by 720mm when joined(10 by 28¼ inches).    €400

Panorama of Worms.

Münster, Sebastian. " Civitas Wormaciencis, olim Vangionum urbs dicta...."
"Vetusttisima Vangionum civits, quam hodie Wormaciam vocant. sita ad rhenum in littore Gallico, expressa hic iuxta formann quam nostro habit ævo." Basileae Henricum Petri 1552.
2 sheet woodcut panaroma of Worms from Sebastian Münster's famous "Cosmographia". Black and white; Latin title and text to verso of first plate, second plate with blank verso..
The large panorama on two double pages, un-joined, shows the city from the banks of the river Rhine.
The major buildings are identified in the plate. Coats of arms on shield held by a dragon to the sky. Monogram of engraver "HSD".
A pre-Roman foundation, Worms was the capital of the kingdom of the Burgundians in the early 5th century and hence the scene of the medieval legends referring to this period, notably the first part of the Nibelungenlied. Worms has been a Roman Catholic bishopric since at least 614, and was an important palatinate of Charlemagne. Worms Cathedral is one of the Imperial Cathedrals and among the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Germany. Worms prospered in the High Middle Ages as an Imperial Free City. Among more than a hundred Imperial Diets held at Worms, the Diet of 1521 (commonly known as the Diet of Worms) ended with the Edict of Worms in which Martin Luther was declared a heretic. 2 double pages, un-joined; good impression;slight show through of title from verso on sheet 1; small hole to upper and lower margins at centre fold of each sheet from binding; light stain/ toning by church of
S.Johannes; 2 rust marks ro lower corners of sheet 1.Guards to verso of each sheet at centre fold .
254 by 720mm when joined(10 by 28¼ inches).    €300

Panorama of Vienna.

Münster, Sebastian. "Anno Domini 1548. Viena Austriæ Hunc Habuait Situm." "Civitas Vienensis, Urbs metropolitana..."
"Vienna Austriæ metropolis, urbs toto orbe notissima celebratissima que. unicum hodie in Oriente contra sæuissimum Turcam invictum propugnaculum & fortalicum, expressa ad nostri æqum habet figuram." Basileae Henricum Petri 1552.
2 sheet woodcut panorama of Vienna from Sebastian Münster's famous "Cosmographia". Black and white; Latin title and text to verso of first plate, second plate with blank verso..
The large panorama on two double pages, un-joined, was engraved by Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch and Heinrich Holzmuller.[ both monograms appear in the second sheet, along with the date 1548 ] after a view by Wolfgang Lazius.
The major buildings are identified in the plate. Large decorative banner title to the sky, and coat of arms. 2 double pages, unjoined; good impression; side margins trimmed just entering plate [could be re margined]; small hole to upper and lower margin from binding; light water stain to lower blank margin of sheet 1and short upper centre fold split , repaired to verso; small rust mark to lower centre fold of sheet 2 and vertical crease to right side. Guards to verso of each sheet at centre fold .
224 by 765mm [when joined](8¾ by 30 inches).    €1000

Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Münster, Sebastian. "Bohemiæ descriptio iuxta insignores eius civitas & oppida.." " Bohemi Ciregnita tabula...." Basileae Henricum Petri 1552.
Double page woodcut map of Bohemia from Sebastian Münster's famous "Cosmographia". Black and white; Latin title to verso.

The map shows the area of Bohemia , now part of the Czech Republic. small key to lower right corner. Good impression; small hole at top centre fold above title and at lower centre fold in blank margin[ from former binding];crease to lower centre fold; old ink annotations to right blank margin.
255 by 353mm (10 by 14 inches).    €150

Poland and Hungary, Central Europe

Münster, Sebastian. "Polonia et Ungariae Nova Descriptio." " Poloniae Et Ungariae Descriptionem...." Basileae Henricum Petri 1552.
Double page woodcut map of Central Europe, Poland & Hungary from Sebastian Münster's famous "Cosmographia". Black and white; Latin title to verso.

The map shows the area of Central Europe: Poland, White Russia down to the Crimea; Hungary and part of Bosnia and Bulgaria, with the course of the Danube to the Black Sea. Good impression; small hole at top centre fold above title and at lower centre fold in blank margin[ from former binding]; slight creasing at centre fold; minor chips to edges.
255 by 342mm (10 by 13½ inches).    €400

Schwaben & Bavaria, Germany

Münster, Sebastian. "Sueviae et bavariae Descriptio." " Suevia et Bavariae Particularum descriptioem..." Basileae Henricum Petri 1552.
Double page woodcut map of Schwaben and Bavaria from Sebastien Münster's famous "Cosmographia". Black and white; Latin title to verso. Good impression; tiny holes from former binding to upper and lower blank margins at centre fold.
256 by 342mm (10 by 13½ inches).    €100

Geneva, Switzerland.

Münster, Sebastian. Civitas Genevësis.. " Clarissiniæ civitatis Genevensis situs & figuratio, latusque eius meridianum.." Basileae Henricum Petri 1552.
Double page woodcut view of Geneva from Sebastian Münster's famous "Cosmographia". Black and white; Latin title to verso.
The woodcut view shows the city from across Lake Geneva/ Lac Léman with the covered bridge joining the two parts of the city.
Coat of arms to upper left corner ; text below. Good dark impression; minor show through of text from verso; small hole to upper and lower margin from binding; light spotting to centre of view & light damp stain to lower blank margin, below text; lower centre fold split, repaired to verso; old ink under linings and corrections to text.
154 by 355mm (6 by 14 inches).    €200

Brandenberg, Germany.

Ortelius, Abraham. Phillip Galle. "Brandenbergens. Marcha. " "Brandenburg. Marchionatus. " Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601
Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Brandenberg, Germany, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression, overall toning, light foxing to blank margins.
Koeman Ort58; Phillips 413; 78 by 107mm (3 by 4¼ inches).    €30

Germany.

Ortelius, Abraham. Phillip Galle. "Germania. " Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601
Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Germany, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression, overall toning. Printed slightly crooked on the page; upper margin, with heading 7-9mm.
Koeman Ort58; Phillips 413; 78 by 107mm (3 by 4¼ inches).    €50

Switzerland.

Ortelius, Abraham. Phillip Galle. "Helvetia. " Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601
Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Switzerland, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression, overall toning, light foxing to blank margins.
Koeman Ort58; Phillips 413; 78 by 108mm (3 by 4¼ inches).    €50

Saxonia/Saxony, Germany.

Ortelius, Abraham. Phillip Galle. "Saxonia, Thuringa, Misenia. " Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601
Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Saxonia/Saxony, Thuringia/Turingen & Misenia/Meissen, Germany, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression, overall toning, light foxing to blank margins. Upper margin short 6mm.
Koeman Ort58; Phillips 413; 79 by 107mm (3 by 4¼ inches).    €30

Thietmarsia/ Ditmarschen, Schleswig- Holstien, Germany.

Ortelius, Abraham. Phillip Galle. "Thietmarsia, holstaiæ Region. pars. " Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601
Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Thietmarsia/ Ditmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression, overall toning, light foxing to blank margins. Light dampstaining to blank margins.
Koeman Ort58; Phillips 413; 83 by 116mm (3¼ by 4½ inches).    €30

Westphalia, Germany.

Ortelius, Abraham. Phillip Galle. "Westfalia. " Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601
Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Westphalia, Germany, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression, overall toning, light foxing to blank margins. Light dampstaining to blank margins.
Koeman Ort58; Phillips 413; 78 by 107mm (3 by 4¼ inches).    €30

Buchavia or Fulda & the Duchy of Waldeck, germany.

Ortelius, Abraham. Buchavia vel Buchonia; Waldeccia Comitatus. "Buhaviae sive Fuldensis Ditionis Typus..." & "Waldeccensis Comitatus Descriptio Accuratissima." "Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595
2 copper engraved maps of Buchavia or Fulda [after Wolfgang Regerwyl] & the Duchy of Waldeck,Germany from Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1595 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso. Good dark impression.
Van de Krogt :3; .Koeman: Ort29:56[87]; van.de. Broecke: 98a,b. 315 by 465mm (12½ by 18¼ inches).    €150

Franconia , Munster & Osnabrück,Germany.

Ortelius, Abraham. Franconia; Monasteriensis Episcopatus. "Franciae Orientalis (vulgo Franckenlant) Descriptio..." & "Monasteriensis et Osnaburgensis Episcopatus Descriptio..." "Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595
2 copper engraved maps on 1 plate of Franconia [after Sebastian A Rotenhan] & Munster with Osnabröck [after Godefrido Mas:], Germany from Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1595 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso. Good dark impression.
Van de Krogt :3; .Koeman: Ort29:57[24]; van.de. Broecke: 100a,b. 360 by 510mm (14¼ by 20 inches).    €200

East Friesland, Germany.

Ortelius, Abraham. Frisia Orientalis. "Frisia Orientalis."& "Rideriae Portionis." "Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595
Copper engraved map of East Friesland, Germany from Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1595 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso.
Inset map of the area south of Emden, with decorative border; 2 figures to lower left corner. Good dark impression; toning generally light; light waterstain to lower corners .
Van de Krogt :3; .Koeman: Ort29:47 [84]; van.de. Broecke:83. 375 by 500mm (14¾ by 19¾ inches).    €200

Ancient Germany.

Ortelius, Abraham. Germania. "Germania Veteris Typus." "Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595
Copper engraved map of ancient Germany from "The Parergon " of Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1595 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso.
. Good dark impression.
Van de Krogt :3; .Koeman: Ort29:H [19P]; van.de. Broecke:200. 365 by 470mm (14¼ by 18½ inches).    €150

Hessen & Henneberg, Germany

Ortelius, Abraham. Hassia; Hennenbergensis Principatus. "Hassiae Descriptio..." & "Hennenbergensis Ditionis vera delineatio." "Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595
2 copper engraved maps of Hessen & Henneberg, Germany from Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1595 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso. Good dark impression; some light spotting; dampstain to edges of lower blank margin.
Van de Krogt :3; .Koeman: Ort29:54 [86]; van.de. Broecke: 95a,b. 345 by 475mm (13½ by 18¾ inches).    €150