Italy.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Nova Italæ Descriptio, in Regna, Respublicas et Status Divisæ.. Ad usum Serenissimi Burgundiæ Ducis. L'Italie.

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of Italy from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the whole peninsular of Italy with the coast of Dalmatia, the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, with part of the coast of Tunisia and Algeria.
Decorative title cartouche and scale. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light stain to upper left and right corners of blank margins.
Koeman I: C&M 8:69, [C&M 10] 502 by 601mm (19¾ by 23¾ inches).    €500

The Iberian Peninsular.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Nova regni Hispaniæ accurata descriptio, ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiæ Ducis. Authore G de L'Isle Geographe. L'Espagne Dressées sur la Descriptionqui en a eté faite par Rodrigo Mendez Sylva..

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of the Iberian Peninsular from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map after Guillaume De l'Isle shows the Iberian peninsular divided into Kingdoms, with the Balearic islands, extending into France in the North and with the straits of Gibraltar and the coast of North Africa to the South.
Decorative title cartouche to upper right and scale to lower left. Title in Latin above. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper,
Koeman I: C&M 8:67, [C&M 10] 495 by 600mm (19½ by 23½ inches).    €350

Piedmont and Montferrat in 2 Sheets.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Piedmont & Montferrat. Carte du Piemont et du Monferrat Dressée sur plusieurs Cartes, Manuscrites ou Imprimées ... Par Guillaume De l'Isle
[ Partie Meridionale du Piemont et Monferrat. Par Guilliame De l'Isle de l'Academie Royales des Sciences] Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map on 2 sheets of Piedmont & Monferrat from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
Decorative title cartouche and strapwork cartouche to Advertisement with scale below to upper sheet; Lower sheet with additional title to upper blank margin; scale to lower left ; Inset plan of environs of Nice to lower right. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light toning;
Koeman I: C&M 8:70,71. 485 by 635mm (19 by 25 inches). lower sheet: 501x635mm.    €800

Sicily.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Sicily & Malta. Carte du de L'Isle et Royaume de Sicilie. Par Guilliame De l'Isle de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences.
Carte Particuliere de L'Isle de MaLTE ET DES iSLES vOISINNES Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of Sicily from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the Island of Sicily with inset map of Malta and Gozo to lower left Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light toning; light damp stain to upper corners just touching printed area; light spot to lower blank margin.
Koeman I: C&M8:77. 485 by 587mm (19 by 23 inches).    €650

Nord-Pas de Calais, France.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Fricx< Eugène Henry The Environs of Cambray, Bappaumes, St Quentin, Peronne after the copy in Brussels by E.H.Freix "Carte particuliere des environs de Cambray, Bappaumes, St. Quentin, Perone ......;sur la copie de Brussel par E: H: Friex ;." Amsterdam Covens et Mortier 1745
Copper engraved map of the environs of Cambray, Bapaumes, St. Quentin and Peronne in Northern France from Covens & Mortier's " Atlas des Pays Bas,.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map appears first in Eugéne Fricx' "Tables des cartes des Pays Bas et des frontiers de France ..." published in 1712, an atlas of battles and sieges, here republished by Covens & Mortier.
The map shows the often fought over area in Northern France. at the time of the War of Succession. Dark impression; clean and bright colour; old ink number to upper right corner.
Koeman I, C&M 17, map 21: Fri1 map 21. 440 by 568mm (17¼ by 22¼ inches).    €350

Portugal and her Frontiers with Spain.

de Fer, Nicholas. The Frontiers of Spain and Portugal. "Les Frontiers d'Espagne et de Portugal, ou se trouve Le royaume de Portugal divise en ses Cinq Grandes Provinces.... Partie des Royaume de Grenade, d'Andalouse ,de Castille ..." Paris de Fer. N 1705
Copper engraved map of Portugal and part of Spain by Nicholas de Fer from his "Atlas ou Recueil de Cartes Geographiques" Original old full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the south western part of the Iberian peninsular: Portugal; the Algarve, and parts of the kingdoms of Estramadura, Andalusia,Grenada, Leon and Castille extending down to the straits of Gibraltar. Good dark impression; colours bright; old ink number to upper blank margin; guard attached to upper margin; light diagonal creases towards centre fold other small printers creases/ wrinkles to centrefold; old ink title to verso.
Pastoureau, FER II C [72]. 577 by 436mm (22¾ by 17¼ inches).    €650

Topographical Plan of Paris

Homann Heirs. "Carte Topographique des Environs & du Plan de Paris leveé par Msr l'Abbé Delagrive, & Copie selon l'original Parisien par les heritiers de feu Dr Homann." " Karte von der Gegend und GunDdrisder Stadt Paris..." Nuremberg Homœnisehen Erben. Homann Heirs. 1739
Copper engraved town plan of Paris and environs by Homann Heirs Original colour; title and text in French and German;verso blank.
The plan is based on Abbé Jean Delagrive's map of 1738 showing the greater environs of Paris at the time, many of today's districts appear as villages; with a key listing 63 landmarks. Extremely detailed, showing land use, buildings and roads. Coat of arms above key. Good impression; worm tracks ( approx 15 & 5mm) to key, 3 tiny worm holes to image and a couple more plus a short track to left margin.
435 by 613mm (17¼ by 24¼ inches).    €800

The Continent of Europe.

Homann, Johann Baptist Europe. "Europa Christiani Orbis Domina, in sua Imperia Regna et Status...." Nuremberg Homann, Johann Baptist c1720
Copper engraved map of the continent of Europe by Johann Bapt. Homann from his "Grosser Atlas" Original colour, verso blank.
Decorative title cartouche black and white as issued. Fair impression; title cartouche some what weak impression by Iceland; lower centrefold tear, repaired, by use of guard at verso.
490 by 583mm (19¼ by 23 inches).    €650

Plan of Madrid

Homann, Johann Baptist Madrid "Accurater grundriß der Konigl.spanischen Haupt und Residentz Stadt Madrit mit denen Prospecten des Konige Schlosses und andern Lust Gubænen.." Nuremberg Homann, Johann Baptist. 1730
Copper engraved town plan of Madrid from Johann Bapt. Homann's "Grosser Atlas.". Original full colour, verso blank.
The town plan shows the city with the royal palaces and gardens; two black & white vignettes to corners; 4 views below of: the Royal palace; Place Mayor with bullfight; the Royal pleasure gardens, Buen Retiro and a view of Hermitage St. Antonio de la Florida, [black & white as issued]. Slightly weak impression, but generally clean except for some soiling to margins, heavier to lower corners; short tear, repaired, to upper margin; "MADRID'" in biro to verso.
Fauser, 8265. 490 by 594mm (19¼ by 23½ inches).    €750

Plan of Stockholm.

Homann, Johann Baptist Stockholm. "Accurater grundriß ubd Prospect Der Kön Schwed. Reichs. u .Hauptstadt Stockholm..." Nuremberg Homann, Johann Baptist 1730
Copper engraved town plan of Stockholm from Johann Bapt. Homann's "Grosser Atlas.". Original full colour, verso blank.
Decorative title cartouche and scale, black and white as issued Dark impression; bright colours; light spotting to blank margins; darker spots to lower blank margin, one within the plate.
490 by 594mm (19¼ by 23½ inches).    €1300

St Petrsburg, Ingria, Russia.

Homann, Johann Baptist The Most Up-to-date Record of Ingermanland or Ingria. " Ingermanlandiae seu Ingriae Novissima Tabula .." Nuremberg Homannianos Heredes 1734
Copper engraved map of Ingria from Johann Bapt. Homann's "Grosser Atlas.". Original full colour, verso blank.
The map shows Ingria the area around St Petersburg. Ingria on the Gulf of Finland was a disputed territory for centuries, annexed to Russia by Peter the Great in 1721 at the conclusion of the Great Northern War with Sweden.
The region formed a protective land barrier around his new city of St. Petersburg, depicted at upper left, in black & white vignette with war ships [Peter's newly organised navy?] to the foreground; the whole held aloft as if on a tapestry by three putti. Decorative title cartouche at the lower right, surrounded by various sea nymphs paying homage to Posidon, God of the Sea with Aphrodite on her sea shell. Good dark impression; bright and clean ; old ink number to upper right coner; minor soiling to blank margins with light dampstain to upper and lower edges; blue crayon? line to upper left corner just entering plate; minor chips to lower edge.
493 by 580mm (19½ by 22¾ inches).    €800

Sund Sound with a Prospect of the City of Copenhagen.

Homann, Johann Baptist. Accurate presentation of the famous sea-strait between the North and East of the lake called Sund; with surrounding area of Zealand and Scania, along with the Royal palace and city of COPENHAGEN.. " Accurate Vorstellung der Beruhmten Meer-Enge Zwischen der Nord und Ost See der Sund Genant, mit der herumligenden Gegend von Seeland und Schonen nebst der Koniglich-Danischen Haupt und Residentz Stadt Copenhagen.." Nuremberg Homann, Johann Baptist. 1720
Copper engraved map of Copenhagen and the sound of Sund from Johann Bapt. Homann's "Grosser Atlas.". Original colour to map; vignettes black & white as issued; verso blank.
The map in the upper two thirds of the plate shows the position of Copenhagen on the Sund sound with the coast of Sweden opposite. Inset vignette to upper left with views of Malmo, Landschorn and Helsingburg; to the right vignette of the castle of Cronenburg, within decorative scrollwork frame; below the map a full prospect of the city of Copenhagen. Fair impression; bright colours; trimmed to plate mark at sides, at some time remargined with old laid paper which is slightly toned; short tear (approx 20mm). close to lower centrefold [repaired with archival tape to verso],and slight centrefold split.
495 by 577mm (19½ by 22¾ inches).    €800

Impressive Wall Map of Europe.

Jean Baptiste Louis Clouet Europe Carte D'Europe Divisee En ses Empires et Royaumes… Paris  Louis Joseph Mondhare. 1787
Original hand coloured copper engraved wall map of the Europe by Clouet; text in French and Spanish.

A large and impressively decorative wall map of Europe by Jean Baptiste Louis Clouet. Clouet's map covers all of Europe from Spain to the Ural Mountains and from Nova Zembla and the Arctic Ocean to North Africa, Turkey, and Persia. It includes the Black Sea, and adjacent parts of Asia. The map has a decorative border consisting of twenty vignettes illustrating important moments in European history as well as various monarchs. Beneath each vignette is a short paragraph of explanatory text in French and Spanish.

This map was issued on the cusp of world changing events. The American Revolution had just ended and by the end of the century would spread its egalitarian ideals to Europe - most specifically France. In the meantime Clouet paints a picture of Europe dominated by the remnants of feudalism. Kings in France, Spain, England, and Portugal, while central Europe remained a loose coalition under the Holy Roman Empire. Poland, though in longer period decline under the Commonwealth, still claimed vast expanses of territory from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Russia meanwhile was pushing across the continent as far as China and Siberia. Italy, though here color coded as a single country, was in fact an amalgam of independent princedoms, duchies, and republics. This largely untenable system would soon breakdown into the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars - the growing pains of a new world order. 4 sheets joined, linen backed, framed and glazed
950 by 1220mm (37½ by 48 inches).    €7500

View of Copenhagen.

Johann Christoph Wagner by Jacob Koppmayer Copenhagen "Koppenhagen" Augsburg: Jacob Koppmayer 1684-1685.
Copper engraved view of Copenhagen from Johann Christoph WAGNER's " Delineatio provinciarum Pannoniae et imperii Turcici in oriente. Eine grundrichtige Beschreibung deß ganzen Aufgangs sonderlich aber deß hochlöblichen Königreichs Ungarn und der ganzen Türckey." by Jacob Koppmayer.
The view shows the town and port with a number of large ships in the foreground. Key to important buildings below. Dark Impression; light even toning; browning to centre fold from guard glue; 2 tiny wormholes to upper blank margin.
Graesse VII, p. 409; Hiler p. 889; Lipperheide Lb22; 180 by 338mm (7 by 13¼ inches).    €300

Lisbon

Killian, George Christian Lisabon, Olyssipo. "Lisabona Ankunsst.Konigs CaroliIII in Hispan. zu Lissabon A 1704 den 7 Marti." Augsburg Killian, George Christian c1760
Copper engraved view of Lisbon, from George Christian Killian 's edition of "Curiosen Staats und Kriegs Theatrums"Black & white as published.
The view shows the city in 1704 from the sea with many boats and ships in the foreground. Title medallion suspended from decorative Baroque swags
Descriptive text to left of image. Dark impression.
160 by 220mm (6¼ by 8¾ inches).    €350

Scarce Lithograph of the Castle, Town & Lake of Ákhridha/ Ohrid, Albania.

Lear Edward Castle & Lake Ohrid " Ákhridha" London Richard Bentley. 1851
Tinted lithograph of the lake of Ákhridha/ Ohrid from Edward Lear's " Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, Illyria &c." [ plate 4]
The image shows the approach to the castle of Ákhridha, standing on its rocky promontary, through a vista of walnut trees , with the city on the shores of the lake

Throughout his life, Lear was an adventurous traveller and kept detailed journals of his trips. Among the places he visited in his life were Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Italy, Greece, Turkey and Egypt.
On Lear's visit to Calabria it was a disgusted young Englishman who referred to him as, ' "nothing but a damned, dirty landscape painter" '. This insult, Lear cheerfully adopted as his sobriquet.

One of his adventures took him for the first time to Albania and Macedonia – quite by accident, as he was attempting to return home after a trip to Thessaloniki in Greece in 1848 when a cholera outbreak forced him to take the overland route through the Balkans. Travelling through a land that was even more mysterious to foreigners than it is today – "to the unlearned tourist, indeed, Albania is a puzzle of the highest order", he wrote – and certainly not a typical holiday destination, Lear recorded copious notes of the things and people he encountered on the journey, as well as making many sketches.

The diaries and paintings that resulted from this trip were published in 1851 in "Journal of a Landscape Painter in Greece and Albania". On his extensive journey from the latter months of 1848, the places he visited included Tirana, Shkodra, Durres, Kruja and Berat. Today, there is an art museum in Berat that bears Lear's name, a testament to the high esteem in which Albania holds the work of the artist, not to mention the effect his words and images had in demystifying their land and culture. Light soiling and foxing mainly to blank margins; lithographer's pinholes to corners of image as usual.
Blackmer/ Sothebys:1318 ; Navari :986 [1st edition]. 152 by 252mm (6 by 10 inches).    €80

Scarce Lithograph of Durazzo / Durrës, Albania.

Lear Edward Durrës. "Durazzo " London Richard Bentley. 1851
Tinted lithograph of Durazzo/ DurrësDurrës is the second largest city of Albania, from Edward Lear's " Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, Illyria &c." [ plate 8]
The image shows the castle of Durrës, looking out to sea with figures in the foreground.

Throughout his life, Lear was an adventurous traveller and kept detailed journals of his trips. Among the places he visited in his life were Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Italy, Greece, Turkey and Egypt.
On Lear's visit to Calabria it was a disgusted young Englishman who referred to him as, ' "nothing but a damned, dirty landscape painter" '. This insult, Lear cheerfully adopted as his sobriquet.

One of his adventures took him for the first time to Albania and Macedonia – quite by accident, as he was attempting to return home after a trip to Thessaloniki in Greece in 1848 when a cholera outbreak forced him to take the overland route through the Balkans. Travelling through a land that was even more mysterious to foreigners than it is today – "to the unlearned tourist, indeed, Albania is a puzzle of the highest order", he wrote – and certainly not a typical holiday destination, Lear recorded copious notes of the things and people he encountered on the journey, as well as making many sketches.

The diaries and paintings that resulted from this trip were published in 1851 in "Journal of a Landscape Painter in Greece and Albania". On his extensive journey from the latter months of 1848, the places he visited included Tirana, Shkodra, Durres, Kruja and Berat. Today, there is an art museum in Berat that bears Lear's name, a testament to the high esteem in which Albania holds the work of the artist, not to mention the effect his words and images had in demystifying their land and culture. Light soiling and foxing mainly to blank margins; lithographer's pinholes to corners of image as usual.
Blackmer/ Sothebys:1318 ; Navari :986[1st edition]. 152 by 252mm (6 by 10 inches).Page.    €100

Scarce Lithograph of Archyrókastro/ Gjirokastër Castle, Albania.

Lear Edward Gjirokastër Castle. " Archyrókastro." London Richard Bentley. 1851
Tinted lithograph of Arghró Kastro /Gjirokastër Castle from Edward Lear's " Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, Illyria &c." [ plate 13]
The image shows the castle on the rocky heights with the town clinging to the cliffs and a magnificentbridge across the Drino.

Throughout his life, Lear was an adventurous traveller and kept detailed journals of his trips. Among the places he visited in his life were Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Italy, Greece, Turkey and Egypt.
On Lear's visit to Calabria it was a disgusted young Englishman who referred to him as, ' "nothing but a damned, dirty landscape painter" '. This insult, Lear cheerfully adopted as his sobriquet.

One of his adventures took him for the first time to Albania and Macedonia – quite by accident, as he was attempting to return home after a trip to Thessaloniki in Greece in 1848 when a cholera outbreak forced him to take the overland route through the Balkans. Travelling through a land that was even more mysterious to foreigners than it is today – "to the unlearned tourist, indeed, Albania is a puzzle of the highest order", he wrote – and certainly not a typical holiday destination, Lear recorded copious notes of the things and people he encountered on the journey, as well as making many sketches.

The diaries and paintings that resulted from this trip were published in 1851 in "Journal of a Landscape Painter in Greece and Albania". On his extensive journey from the latter months of 1848, the places he visited included Tirana, Shkodra, Durres, Kruja and Berat. Today, there is an art museum in Berat that bears Lear's name, a testament to the high esteem in which Albania holds the work of the artist, not to mention the effect his words and images had in demystifying their land and culture. Light soiling and foxing mainly to blank margins; lithographer's pinholes to corners of image as usual.
Blackmer/ Sothebys:1318 ; Navari :986 [1st edition]. 152 by 252mm (6 by 10 inches).    €80

Scarce Lithograph of Tepelenë, Albania.

Lear Edward Tepelenë. " Tepelene." London Richard Bentley. 1851
Tinted lithograph of Tepelenë from Edward Lear's " Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, Illyria &c." [ plate 12]
The image shows the town of Tepelenë, birthplace of Ali Pascha.

Throughout his life, Lear was an adventurous traveller and kept detailed journals of his trips. Among the places he visited in his life were Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Italy, Greece, Turkey and Egypt.
On Lear's visit to Calabria it was a disgusted young Englishman who referred to him as, ' "nothing but a damned, dirty landscape painter" '. This insult, Lear cheerfully adopted as his sobriquet.

One of his adventures took him for the first time to Albania and Macedonia – quite by accident, as he was attempting to return home after a trip to Thessaloniki in Greece in 1848 when a cholera outbreak forced him to take the overland route through the Balkans. Travelling through a land that was even more mysterious to foreigners than it is today – "to the unlearned tourist, indeed, Albania is a puzzle of the highest order", he wrote – and certainly not a typical holiday destination, Lear recorded copious notes of the things and people he encountered on the journey, as well as making many sketches.

The diaries and paintings that resulted from this trip were published in 1851 in "Journal of a Landscape Painter in Greece and Albania". On his extensive journey from the latter months of 1848, the places he visited included Tirana, Shkodra, Durres, Kruja and Berat. Today, there is an art museum in Berat that bears Lear's name, a testament to the high esteem in which Albania holds the work of the artist, not to mention the effect his words and images had in demystifying their land and culture. Light soiling and foxing mainly to blank margins; lithographer's pinholes to corners of image as usual.
Blackmer/ Sothebys:1318 ; Navari :986 [1st edition]. 152 by 252mm (6 by 10 inches).    €80

Portugal with her Possessions in Brazil.

Lotter, Tobias Conrad The Kingdom Of Portugal and the Algaeve, with the adjacent Spanish Provinces ... with a small map of Brazil. "Regna Portugalliæ et Algarbiæ cum adjacentibus Hispaniæ Provinciis. Quibus in peculiari et minori Mappa adjunctum est Brasiliæ Regnum." Augsburg, Lotter, Tobias Conrad, 1782
Copper engraved map of Portugal and the Algarve engraved by George Friderich Lotter for by Tobias Lotter. Original old colour; verso blank.
The map shows Portugal and the Algarve with the adjacent provinces of Spain. Inset map of Portuguese settlements in Brazil. Large decorative title cartouche borne on the shoulders of Posidon with ships surrounding him, indicating Portugal's shipping and exploratory history; above the title coats of arms of the two kingdoms. Good dark impression; bright colours; 4 worm holes to body of map and another 4 to left margin; margins to sides short due to size of plate.
505 by 585mm (20 by 23 inches).    €600

Cremona, Italy.

Magini, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617). Comune of Cremona "Territorio di Cremona." Bologna. Sebastiano Bonomi for the author. 1632
Copper engraved map of the area of Cremona from Magini's "Italia, data in luce da Fabio suo figliuolo."Original old outline colour; verso blank with old ink map number to upper corner.
The somewhat naîve colour indicates the borders of the areas. The city of Mantua/ Mantova clearly shown within the lake, below the title cartouche Good impression; original old colour; dampstain to blank margins left & right.
Graesse IV, 336; Nordenskiold 2 137; Shirley BL, T.MAG-1a. 345 by 473mm (13½ by 18½ inches).    €350

The Duchy of Milan.

Magini, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617). Milan. "Ducato,Overo Territorio di Milano." Bologna. Sebastiano Bonomi for the author. 1632
Copper engraved map of the Duchy of Milan from Magini's "Italia, data in luce da Fabio suo figliuolo."Original old outline colour; verso blank with old ink map number to upper corner.
The somewhat naîve colour indicates the borders of the areas. Good impression; original old colour.
Graesse IV, 336; Nordenskiold 2 137; Shirley BL, T.MAG-1a. 350 by 475mm (13¾ by 18¾ inches).    €450

Piedmont & Monferrato, Northern Italy.

Magini, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617). Piedmont. "Piemonte et Monferrato.." Bologna. Sebastiano Bonomi for the author. 1632
Copper engraved map of Piedmont & Monferrato from Magini's "Italia, data in luce da Fabio suo figliuolo." Original old outline colour; verso blank with old ink map number to upper corner.
Decorative title cartouche with dedication to" Caterina Medici Gonzaga Duchessa di Mantua et di Monferrato etc.".
Above the scale in lower right corner is a box indicating that the rest of the area (Piedmont) can be found on the map entitled "Liguria da Ponente". Good impression; some spotting to margins; old repair of paper loss to edge of right margin.
Graesse IV, 336; Nordenskiold 2 137; Shirley BL, T.MAG-1a. 382 by 480mm (15 by 19 inches).    €500

The East Genovan Riviera, Italy.

Magini, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617). The East Ligurian Riviera "Riviera di Genova di Levante." Bologna. Sebastiano Bonomi for the author. 1632
Copper engraved map of the coast of Liguria, from Genova to Spezia ,from Magini's "Italia, data in luce da Fabio suo figliuolo."Original old outline colour; verso blank with old ink map number to upper corner.
The somewhat naîve colour indicates the borders of the areas: Genova to the Apenines [ faded yellow]; green to show the "Stato del Prencipe Landi"; red for "Carrara" ;but not clear why some of the rivers are orange . Good impression; original old colour.
Graesse IV, 336; Nordenskiold 2 137; Shirley BL, T.MAG-1a. 385 by 477mm (15¼ by 18¾ inches).    €600

Piedmont, Northern Italy.

Magini, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617). The State of Piemonte. "Stato del Piemonte." Bologna. Sebastiano Bonomi for the author. 1632
Copper engraved map of Piedmont from Magini's "Italia, data in luce da Fabio suo figliuolo." Some original old outline colour; verso blank with old ink map number to upper corner.
In the upper right corner is a box indicating that the rest of the area (Piedmont) can be found on the map entitled "Monferrato". Good impression; dampstain in upper left quarter of map.
Graesse IV, 336; Nordenskiold 2 137; Shirley BL, T.MAG-1a. 347 by 460mm (13¾ by 18 inches).    €450

Budapest,Capital of Hungary.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Bude". Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved View of Budapest, Hungary, showing Buda. the castle and the smaller town of Pest. from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression.
151 by 108mm (6 by 4¼ inches).    €80

Kremlin, Moscow.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Chateau de Cremenela" Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved town plan of the Kremlin, Moscow, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. . Dark impression.
148 by 108mm (5¾ by 4¼ inches).    €100

Kraków, Poland.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Cracovie" & " Ch. de Cracovie". Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of Kraków, Poland +another view of Castle Wawel, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. 2 plates. Dark impressions.
148 by 101mm (5¾ by 4 inches) city. 151x103mm castle    €120

Hungary.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Hongarie" & "Hongrois". Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved map of Hungary + an illustration of Hungarian costumes, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. 2 plates
. Dark impressions.
152 by 114mm (6 by 4½ inches)map; 152x113mm costume.    €40

Corsica.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "I. de Corse" & "Corse". Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved map of Corsica. showing the coast of Tuscany with Elba to the East and part of Sardinia to the South + illustration of a Corsican hunter with his dog from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. 2 plates. Dark impressions; show through in lower blank margin from old ink annotations to verso of map; old ink annotations to lower blank margin of costume.
148 by 101mm (5¾ by 4 inches)map; 148x101mm costume.    €100