Bird's eye View of Bristol.

MEISSNER Daniel, Eberhard Kieser. Eberhard Kieser Bristol. Brightstowe in Engellandt. Nuremberg Paulus Fürst 1638
Copper engraved bird's eye view/ plan of Bristol 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".
Bird's eye view/ plan of Bristol after Braun & Hogenberg; in the foreground a hunter takes aim at amonkey drinking from a large beer stein; above the Latin tag Multi ab Ebrietate Seduncuntur,below a moral text by the poet Daniel Meissner. Dark impression; stain to upper part of image.
95 by 145mm (3¾ by 5¾ inches).    €100

Plan of Exeter, Devon.

MEISSNER Daniel, Eberhard Kieser. Eberhard Kieser Exeter. Excester in Engellandt. Nuremberg Paulus Fürst 1638
Copper engraved bird's eye view / plan of Exeter 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". Monogram "H" to lower left corner.
Bird's eye view or plan of Exeter after Braun and Hogenberg with two serpents to the foreground; above the Latin tag: Immoderata Amor in Teritum Causat.; below a moral text by the poet Daniel Meissner. Dark impression; light stain to upper part of image.
102 by 147mm (4 by 5¾ inches).    €120

Miniature Map of England from the First English World Atlas.

Ortelius, Abraham. Phillip Galle. England. "Anglia." At London [Henry Swingenius for] John Norton, 1602
Copper engraved miniature map of England from "An Epitome of Ortelius his Theatre of the Worlde" English text to verso [ a description of Scotland the succeeding map, which it would face].
The map is the plate by Phillip Galle as published in the Latin edition printed by Vrients in Antwerp in 1601. Good impression; some light soiling mainly to blank margins; darker brown stain to left blank margin; worm track to upper left corner and paper fault to lower blank margin, far from printed area.
Koeman III Ort 62; Phillips 3407; STC 18857 77 by 106mm (3 by 4¼ inches).    €100

British Isles.

Robert de Vaugondy , Didier. British Isles. "Britannicae Insulae in quibus Albion seu Britannia Major, et Ivernia seu Britannia Minor.." Paris Robert de Vaugondy filio 1750
Copper engraved map of the British Isles engraved by Guillaume de la Haye for Didier, Robert de Vaugondy from the "Atlas Universel.".Original outline colour; verso blank.
Black and white strapwork cartouche
Vaugondy's map of Roman Britain, which follows the map by Nicolas Sanson. Dark impression; toned and with scattered spottin; some offset of outline colour.
Pedley, Bel et Utile: the Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 46 (6). 495 by 555mm (19½ by 21¾ inches).    €160

The British isles

Sanson, Nicolas. British Isles , great Britain and Ireland with the Orkneys, Hebrides, and the Scilly Isles . " Brittanicæ Insulæ in quibis Albium sive Brittania Maior, Ivernia sive Brittania Minor tum et Orcades, Ebudes, Cassiterides." Paris Par N Sanson ... Chez Pierre Mariette. 1641
Copper engraved map of the British isles by Nichols Sanson from his "Cartes Generales De Toutes Les Parties Du Monde". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map shows the British Isles and part of the adjacent coast of Europe.
Black & white strapwork title cartouche. Good impression; slight dampstaining to edges, far from plate; minor spotting mainly to blank margins; old ink number to upper right corner.
David Rumsey:9741.000 412 by 540mm (16¼ by 21¼ inches).    €280

Scotland

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. Scotland "L'Ecosse divisée en Shires ou Comtés Par le Sr Robert." Venice, Remondini, 1778
Copper engraved map of Scotland from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map By Giles, Robert de Vaugondy, Includes the Hebrides and part of the coast of Ireland, but only Hoy and the Mainland of the Orkneys
Black & white strapwork cartouche. Dark impression; light spotting to lower blank margin; printers crease to right blank margin, far from image.
Pedley, Bel et Utile: the Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 52. 496 by 582mm (19½ by 23 inches).    €200

Ireland.

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. The Kingdom of Ireland "Le Royaume d'Irelande divise en ses Quatres Provinces et subdivisé en Comtés Par le Sr Robert." Venice, Remondini, 1778
Copper engraved map of Ireland from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map By Giles, Robert de Vaugondy names the towns and counties of its day, whilst the outline colour is used to denote the four provinces., with part of the coasts of Wales and Scotland; the Isle of Man; part of the coast of North Devon and Lundy Island.
Black & white strapwork cartouche. Dark impression; printers crease to lower margin.
Pedley, Bel et Utile: the Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 52. 480 by 542mm (19 by 21¼ inches).    €250

England & Wales.

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. England & Wales. "Le Royaume d'Angleterre, divisé selon les sept Royaume ,ou de Heptarchie des Saxons, avec La Principauté de Galles et subdivisé en Shires ou Comtés Par le Sr Robert." Venice, Remondini, 1778
Copper engraved map of England & Wales from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map By Giles, Robert de Vaugondy names the towns and counties of its day the outline colour is used to show the Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy and the Principality of Wales.
Black & white strapwork cartouche. Dark impression.
Pedley, Bel et Utile: the Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 52. 478 by 520mm (18¾ by 20½ inches).    €150

British Isles.

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. British isles.. "Les Isles Brittaniques Comprenent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, d'ecosse et d'Irelande, divisés en Grandde Provinces, subdivisés par Comtés ....Par Le Sr Janvier Geographe.." Venice, Remondini, 1779
Copper engraved map of the British Isles from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map after Janvier Shows the British Isles with part of the adjacent coast of France, Holland, Denmark, and Norway. Inset map of the Orkneys and Shetland.
Decorative title cartouche; strapwork scale. Dark impression; some light soiling to blank margins.
490 by 668mm (19¼ by 26¼ inches).    €200

The British Isles.

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. British Isles. "Brittanicæ Insulæ in quibis Albion Seu Brittania Major, et ivernia Seu Brittania Minor juxta Ptolemæi mentem divisæ..... à Ncolao Sanson ... redacte accurante Robert de Vaugondy..." Venice, Remondini, 1779
Copper engraved map of the British isles from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map after Vaugondy is based on that of Nicolas Sanson [see items 3621 & 3262] Dark impression; some light soiling; horizontal crease to left.
488 by 555mm (19¼ by 21¾ inches).    €150