Scarce map of Bulgaria And Romania, the Balkans with Stunning Original Colour.

Valk, Gerardium & Leonardum. Bulgaria & Romania. "Bulgaria et Romania, divisa in singulares Saniac atus Silistriam, Nicopolin, Bordinum, Sardiam, Bysantium, Kirkeliam et Gallipolin, una cum finitimis Regionibus Valachia, Servia etc.." Amsterdam. Valk, Gerard and Leonard. c1702
Copper engraved map of the Balkans, Bulgaria & Romania by Gerard and Leonard Valk. Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map first appeared in Schenk and Valk's "Atlantis Sylloge Compendiosa," c.1702.
The map focuses on the countries of Bulgaria & Romania but also shows part of the neighbouring countries; towns heightened in red, including Thessaloniki. Good dark impression with bright original full wash colour; light toning at centre fold from glue of guard; short tear at right centre fold just entering printed area and another just below, both repaired with archival tape to verso; old ink numberto corner & 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 causing the paper to crack, for this reason it is unusual to see such bright original colour.
Koeman III, p138, Map no 24. 597 by 491mm (23½ by 19¼ inches).    €500

The Black Sea, Crimea and Constantinople.

Visscher, Nicolaes. The Black Sea and channel of Constantinople. "Nouvel carte de la Mer Noire et du Canal de Constantinople...." Amsterdam. Visscher, Nicolaes , "in de Visscher, Klaverstraat". circa 1680
Copper engraved map of the Black sea, Crimea with inset map of the Dardenells and constantinople by Nicolaes Visscher. Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the black sea with crimea with an inset map to upper right of the Dardenells and Constantinople. Dark impression; bright original full wash colour, old ink number to upper right corner and light brown spots to edge of upper margin
Zacharakis 3636/2358 485 by 577mm (19 by 22¾ inches).    €650

An Allegorical Depiction of Asia as a Beautiful Lady.

Vve. Turgis. Asia. "Asie Asia" Paris lith. de Turgis ; Casse freres a St. Gaudens. c1840
Black & white lithograph depicting Asia as a beautiful lady by Vve Turgis,
The illustration shows Asia as a beautiful lady dressed in fine silks with an ornate head dress; she is surrounded by roses against a landscape including a ruined castle and palm tree; below is a framed vignette of the same lady and a man in Eastern attire upon a terrace. Clear dark impression; some light creasing to surround.
380 by 275mm (15 by 10¾ inches).    €150

The World with California as an Island.

Weigel Christoph The World. "Planiglobium Terrestre Minus, in hanc forman reductam a Iohanne Bapt Homanno Geogr..." Noribergæ/Nuremberg Weigel Christoph 1718-20
Copper engraved double hemisphere world map by Christoph Weigel after Johann Bapt Homann. Original colour. verso blank.
The map is from the " Atlas Manualis Scholasticus et Itinerarius " and is a reduced version after Homans early world map with California as an island. Insets of polar projections, where Homann has celestials, the vignettes surrounding the map including the winds in the upper half and the landscapes below are the same as in Homann's map. Dark impression; light toning to edges of blank margins; centrefold split ,repaired at lower margin ;slight printers crease close to lower centerfold.
284 by 355mm (11¼ by 14 inches).    €1800

George William's account of Jerusalem.

Williams, Rev. George Rev.W.f.Witts, B.A. The Holy City; or,Historical and topographical Notices of Jerusalem; with some account of its Antiquities and of its Present Condition. London & Cambridge John.W.Parker; T.Stevenson. 1845
Octavo; 2 parts in 1 volume; xvi,512p.[including appendices and index]. Modern cloth ex Library.
The first part gives the history of the city, whilst part 2 is concerned with the topography and antiquities. 11 lithograph views of the city, last large folding birdseye view at rear; additionally 3 plans:1 double page coloured of the Holy Sepulchre; woodcut vignettes as head and tail pieces to each chapter. Ex Bath Municipal Reference Library; ex libris of Library; blind stamps to title, some text pages and all but 4 of the plates.
Plate 4: Entrance to the Holy Sepulchrewith short repaired tear to blank margin; plate 5: Acra, Bezetha and the Scopus, with repair to edge.
Light scattered foxing to plates.
    €450

Asia.

Wit, Frederick de Asia accurate and recently emended. "Accuratissima totius Asiæ Tabula Recens Emendata.". Amsterdam. Fredericum de Wit 1680?
Copper engraved map of Asia by Fredeick de Wit from his " Atlas Maior". Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the continent of Asia from Constantinople to Japan , with part of Australia, " Hollandia Nova ." In the upper right corner outline of part of the coast of Hokkado.
Large decorative vignette surrounding title with merchants and a camel; ships to sea. Good impression; light dampstaining to side edges just entering plate; short centrefold split [40mm] at lower margin, with old repair to verso; old ink number to verso.
Koeman III: Wit 3 /4. 495 by 583mm (19½ by 23 inches).    €1200

India & South East Asia.

Wit, Frederick de India & The East Indies "Tabula Indiæ Orientalis.". Amsterdam. Fredericum de Wit 1680?
Copper engraved map of India and South east Asia by Frederick de Wit from his " Atlas Maior". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map shows the area from Persia with the subcontinent of India extending to the East Indies with the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines, part of the coast of China, the interior obscured by the title cartouche: the Northern coast of Australia to lower right corner Good impression; light toning to extreme edges; centrefold splits top [40 mm] and bottom [130 mm] with old repair to verso; paperfault? repaired near lower centrefold; 3 short tears to lower edge, repaired with archival tape to verso; old ink numbers to verso.
Koeman III: Wit 8 /73. 460 by 568mm (18 by 22¼ inches).    €1000

Tartary and China.

Wit, Frederick de Tartary and the Major part of the Kingdom of China "Tabula Tartariæ et Majoris partis Regni Chinæ". Amsterdam. Fredericum de Wit 1680?
Copper engraved map of Tartary by Fredeick de Wit from his " Atlas Maior". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map shows North Eastern Asia from the Caspian sea to the Pacific. In the South the area covering the modern countries of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan across Northern India and Bangladesh to China, Taiwan and Japan; whilst to the North, parts of Russia, Kazakstan across to Mongolia and Manchuria. The Great wall of China is clearly shown. Korea is cartographically correct as a peninsular but Sakhalin Island is missing or is included in the sketchy outlines of Yedso shown according to the voyages of De Vries.
[Ezo, Yezo or Yeso is a Japanese name which historically referred to the lands to the north of Japan. It was used in various senses, sometimes meaning the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, and sometimes meaning lands and waters further north in the Sea of Okhotsk, like Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.] Good impression; light toning to extreme edges; tiny hole to centre of centrefold; old strengthening to verso of centrefold and old ink numbers.
Koeman III: Wit 8 /72 444 by 552mm (17½ by 21¾ inches).    €600