Michiel Coignet & Pedro de Medina

the first Dutch and first Spanish ocean navigation book

The most important pilot guide

Lacking in all collections

Nieuwe Onderwijsinghe, op de principaelste puncten der Navigatien.
De Zeevaert oft conste van ter Zee te varen.

Antwerp, 1580

Stock#: 19585

$ 75,000.00

Michiel Coignet

the first Dutch ocean navigation book

First Dutch navigation book for Ocean Sailing

Lacking in all collections

Nieuwe onderwysinghe op de principalste puncten der Zee-vaert / De Zeevaert oft conste van ter Zee te varen

Antwerp, 1580

Stock#: 19032

SOLD

Petrus Plancius

the World

First state

Lacking in all collections

Orbis Terrarum Typus

Amsterdam, 1590

Stock#: 19685

SOLD

Plancius

Southern Africa and Indian Ocean

arguably the best map of the region

Fifth copy known

Delineatio orarum Manicongi, Angolæ, Monomotapæ, terræ natalis, Zofalæ, Mozambicæ, Abyssinorum &t: una cum vadis, et sirtibus adjacentibus. Item insulæ magna vulgo S. Laurentij alias Madagascar dictæ, inter maximas totius Orientis habitæ.

Amsterdam, 1592

Stock#: 19037

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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

SOLD

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#: 16459

SOLD

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

SOLD

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#: 16661

SOLD

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

SOLD

Plancius

the world

First map with border decorations

Attractive old colour

Orbis Terrarum Typus De Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus

Amsterdam, 1594

Stock#: 18604

SOLD

Petrus Plancius / Hugo Allard

the World

First map with border decorations

Attractive old colour

Orbis Terrarum Typus De Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus

Amsterdam, 1595

Stock#: 19665

SOLD

Linschoten

Arabia

original colour

Deliniantur in hac tabula ... Afbeeldinge der ...

Amsterdam, 1596

Stock#: 18915

SOLD