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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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#: 19080

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Stradanus

the Indian Ocean

legendary exploration print

of utmost rarity

[ Untitled ]

Antwerp, 1578

Stock#: 19010

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Ortelius

South East Asia

stunning original colour

Indiae Orientalis

Antwerp, 1570

Stock#: 19015

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Ortelius

China

pristine condition

stunning original colour

Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio.

Antwerp, 1584

Stock#: 19040

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Willem Lodewijcksz

the Dutch first fleet to the East Indies

1598 First edition in Latin

Exceptionally fine copy

Prima Pars Descriptionis Itineris Navalis in Indiam Orientalem.

Amsterdam, 1598

Stock#: 19016

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Plancius

the Spice Islands

first state

five 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#: 18980

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Thévenot

Southeast Asia

Mint condition

[ untitled ]

Paris, 1664

Stock#: 19090

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Münster / Ptolemy

South East Asia

Cornerstone map of South East Asia

Pristine condition

TABVLA ASIAE XI

Basle, 1540

Stock#: 19121

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Gerard de Jode

Asia

mint condition

lacking in all collections

Asiae Novissima Tabula

Antwerp, 1578

Stock#: 19138

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Langenes

Southeast Asia

Cornerstone map of South East Asia

Excellent condition

India Orien(talis)

Middelburg, 1598

Stock#: 19145

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Houtman

the Dutch first fleet to the East Indies

The missing chart of the Dutch first fleet

Lacks in all collections

DESCRIPTIO HYDROGRAPHICA accommodata ad Battavorum navigationem in Javam insulam Indiæ Orientalis, factam; ad quam postridie Calendas Aprilis ann. 1595 ex Hollandia solverunt et ex qua domum redierunt 3. Idus Augusti an. 1597. Horum exitus reditusq3 via his notis ooo demonstratur. De hac navigatione extat descriptio lectu perquam admiranda

Amsterdam, 1598

Stock#: 19018

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