Chia Ch'uan and Li Ming for Emperor Qianlong

China

Crossing the ocean and triumphant return

Beijing, 1789

Stock#: 18707

$ 27,500.00

Münster / Grynaeus / Holbein

the World

Unobtainable FIRST edition FIRST state

Lacking in all collections

TYPUS COSMOGRAPHICUS UNIVERSALUS

Basle, 1532

Stock#: 19195

$ 45,000.00

Münster

the World

extremely rare early color

Das erste Buch der Cosmography

Basle, 1550

Stock#: 19181

SOLD

Olearius

Formosa

Fort Zeelandia

Hamburg, 1696

Stock#: 18923

SOLD

Tempesta

the four seasons

Unrecorded

Complete series

[ Untitled - the four seasons ]

Rome, 1592

Stock#: 19073

SOLD

Dürer for Fries

an armillary sphere

1525 first edition

first state

[ Armillary sphere with wind heads ]

Strassburg, 1525

Stock#: 19042

SOLD

Stradanus

America

legendary print

exceptionally rare

America

Antwerp, 1588

Stock#: 18883

SOLD

Stradanus

the Indian Ocean

legendary exploration print

of utmost rarity

[ Untitled ]

Antwerp, 1578

Stock#: 19010

SOLD

Stradanus

the Judgement of Paris

iconic print

second copy known

Tres Deae Paridem Conveniunt

Antwerp, 1587

Stock#: 19047

SOLD

Waghenaer

Title page

The Mariners Mirrour (Speculi Marini)

Leiden, 1584

Stock#: 18913

SOLD

van Noort

the Philippines - 7 maps/views

1st prints of Manila Bay, Albay Gulf

1st print of Philippine natives

Description de Manille avecq la prise de nostre brigantine, La bataille d'autre nous et contre cieux de Manille faicte le 14 Decembre anno 1600

Amsterdam, 1602

Stock#: 18900

SOLD

Stradanus

the battle of Lepanto

second copy known

Illustrissimo Domino Antonio de Leiva

Antwerp, 1590

Stock#: 19179

SOLD