Das Wiflispurgergow – Geradus Mercator Map of Vaud, Switzerland
Copperplate engraving by Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) Amsterdam, Circa 1607 Renaissance title cartouche Verso: Text in French Wiflisburg was an early
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Hubert Jaillot 1705 Map of France, Switzerland and Italy – Les Estats de Savoye et de Piemont
Les Estats De Savoye Et De Piemont Presente A Monseigneur Le Duc De Bourgogne; Status Sabaudiae Ducis Accuratissime Divisi, ad
Lacus Lemanni – Antique Map of Lake Geneva by Jansson / Goulart
Lake Geneva 1638 by Jan Jansson based on the work of Jacques Goulart, a Swiss cartographer born in Geneva, who
Valais from Cosmographia Universalis by Sebastian Muenster
Fascinating 16th Century woodcut illustrating the course of the Rhone river flowing through the Valais from “Universelle, livre III /
Johann Baptist Homann – Marchionatus Moraviae Circulus Olomucensis
Marchionatus Moraviae Circulus Olomucensis … quem … exhibet Jo. Chr. Müller … Editore Joh. Baptista Homann – Circuli Olomucensis Pars
Mappemonde a L’Usage du Roy – World Map by Guillaume Deslisle
The Amsterdam edition of the 1725 World Map by Guillaume Delisle published by Covens and Mortier some years after Delisle’s
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate V – Lyncis, Leo, Leo Minor, Cancer, Gemini
Plate V – Constellations Ursa Major, Lyncis (the Lynx), Leo (the lion), Leo Minor (the smaller lion), Cancer (the crab),
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate II- Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Ursa Minor, Draco, Camelopardalis
Plate II from Johann Elert Bode’s Atlas of the Stars showing the constellations Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Ursa Minor (the little bear),
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate III – Andromeda, Perseus, Triangulum
Plate III from Johann Elert Bode’s Atlas of the Stars showing the constellations Andromeda, Perseus, Triangulum.
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate VI – Ursa Major, Leo Minor
Plate VI – Ursa Major – the great bear, Leo Minor – the smaller bear, Canes Venatici -the hunting dogs.
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate X
Plate X Star Map from Johann Elert Bode – Constellations shown: Delphinus – the Dolphin, Vulpecula – the Fox, Aquila
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate XII – Bootes, Coma Berenices, Arcturus
Plate VII Star Map from Johann Elert Bode – Constellations shown: Coma Berenices, or Berenice’s Hair, is a constellation in the northern
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate XII
Plate XII – A Star Map by Johann Elert Bode showing the constellations Pegasus, Andromeda, Delphinus (the dolphin), Vulpecula (the
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate XXIII – Sea Monster
Plate XXIII – Cetus the Sea Monster. In English this constellation is also sometimes called the Whale.
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate XXVI
Plate XXVI from Johann Elert Bode’s Vorstellung der Gestirne showing Hydra the Water Snake, the largest of all 88 constellations,
Star Map by Johann Elert Bode – Plate XXVII
Map of the Constellations by Johann Elert Bode – Plate XXVII showing Jungfrau (Virgo), the head of Centaur, the tail end of Hydra the Water Snake, and Corvus the Crow.
Sebastian Münster – Sion, Switzerland – 16th Century Woodblock from Cosmographia
Beautiful 16th Century woodblock engraving of Sion (Sitten), Switzerland from Sebastian Münster’s famous work Cosmographia, the first German description of the world.
Le Duche d’Berry – France – Jansson / Mercator Atlas Minor
Le Duche d’Berry – Le duché de Berry – Antique map from the Jansson / Mercator Atlas Minor showing the area around the city of Bourges.
Castilia Vetus et Nova – Jansson / Mercator Atlas Minor – Castile Spain
Attractive map of Castile with the city of Toledo in the center also showing Madrid, Salamanca, Valladolid etc. with decorative
Burgundiae Ducatus – Duchy of Burgundy – Jansson / Mercator Atlas Minor
Antique map of Burgundy including Dijon, Beaune, Vezalay, Autun and many other cities of the famous wine regions.
Antique Map of Beaujolais and Charolais France – Jansson / Mercator Atlas Minor
Antique map from the Jansson / Mercator Atlas Minor showing the regions of Beaujolais and Charolais.