Plancius

the Spice Islands

arguably the best map of the region

one of 11 copies known

INSULAE MOLUCCAE celeberrimæ sunt ob Maximam aromatum copiam quam per totum terrarum orbem mittunt: harum praecipuæ sunt Ternate, Tidoris, Motir, Machian & Bachian, his quidam adjungunt Gilolum, Celebiam, Borneonem, Amboinum & Bandam. Ex Insula Timore in Europam advehuntur Santala rubea et alba, Ex Banda nuces myrysticæ, cum Flore, vulgo dicto, Macis, Et ex Moluccis Caryophilly : quorem icones in pede hujus tabellæ ad vivum expressas poni curavimus.

Amsterdam, 1592

Stock#: 19085

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Jodocus Hondius I

South East Asia

deluxe edition

pristine condition

India Orientalis

Amsterdam, 1606

Stock#: 18997

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Mercator

the Arctic - the North Pole

Attractive early colour

Wide margins

Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio

Duisburg, 1595

Stock#: 18989

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van Keulen

Amoy and Quemoy

exceptionally rare

strong original colour

Het Inkomen van de Haven van Aimoey Van Rio Chinchew af tot de ERASMUS Baay onder QUEMOEY

Amsterdam, 1753

Stock#: 18962

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van Keulen

Penghu Islands

De Eylanden van Pehou, met alle derselver gelegentheeden, sanden, klippen, dieptens en ankergronden, nauwkeurig geteekent

Amsterdam, 1753

Stock#: 18963

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Visscher

Asia

ASIAE nove delineatio

Amsterdam, 1658

Stock#: 18960

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Hessel Gerritsz

South East Asia

India

Amsterdam, 1632

Stock#: 18918

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Olearius

Formosa

Fort Zeelandia

Hamburg, 1696

Stock#: 18923

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Solinus / Münster

Asia and the Indian Ocean

first edition

predating the Münster 1540 map

ASIA MAIOR

Basle, 1538

Stock#: 18956

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de Wit

South East Asia and Australia

First edition

First state

Orientaliora Indiarum Orientalium cum Insulis Adjacentibus a Promontorio C. Comori ad Iapan. Pascaert van t' Ooster gedeelte van Oost Indien van C. Comorin tot Iapan.

Amsterdam, 1675

Stock#: 18951

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Ortelius

China

pristine condition

attractive original colour

Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio.

Antwerp, 1584

Stock#: 18936

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Ortelius

South East Asia

stunning original colour

Indiae Orientalis

Antwerp, 1570

Stock#: 18933

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