ANTIQUE MAPS - ALTE LANDKARTEN from M.Pollak Antiquariat - Est.1899

Delft (Netherlands), 1698. First Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Folio-oblong. Double-leaf with a marine scene on the Bosphorus and two depictions of VALENS AQUAEDUCT (etching is not titled), one of the most famous sites in Istanbul, dating back to Roman times, nowadays also known as "BOZDOGAN KEMERI BRIDGE. Drawn from nature by the famous Dutch traveler and topographer Cornelis… Saber más sobre este artículo

1732. No Binding. Fine. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) DATED 1732, depicting the ancient city of Babylon with the TOWER OF BABEL and THE HANGING GARDENS ( THE HANGING GARDENS ARE ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD ) - Size of image in cm 42 x 30 cm plus margins with title .. Original centerfold. Crisp paper.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Firenze: Nella Stamperia Del Giglio, 1818. Original Cardboard. Very Good. 8vo. 28pp text and a folding map of FIRENZE 67 x 55 cm. Small 8 vo. Minimal outside wear . Some expert repair to map. A few small stains on the verso of map. OTHERWISE A VERY GOOD AND CLEAN COPY.. A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL … Saber más sobre este artículo

1727. First Dutch Edition . No Binding. Very Good. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) DATED 1727, text in Dutch. Depicted is the ANCIENT CITY OF NINEVEH with a small banner incl. a quotation from the BOOK OF JONAH. The Prophet JONAH is seen sitting under a tree (left bottom corner). The ruins of… Saber más sobre este artículo

1730. No Binding. Near Fine. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) dated 1727, depicting attractively the ancient harbour of Rhodes with the statue of the Colossus at its entrance. The statue, representing the sun god Helios, was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Size in cm 43,5 x 28,8 (in inch 17,3 x 11,25… Saber más sobre este artículo

London : HM Stationary Office, 1945. Original Cloth. Good. 4to. X+221pp. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH PLANS AND MAPS ( MANY FOLDING) Spine expertly repaired, Minimal foxing on the outside, first and very last page. Light outside wear. Two 5mm holes on upper left corner of title page. OTHERWISE A VERY GOOD AND CLEAN COPY.

Delft (Netherlands), 1698. First Edition . No Binding. Excellent Condition. 98 x 27,5 Cm. Cornelis De Bruyn. VERY IMPRESSIVE and VERY LARGE MARITIME PANORAMA VIEW OF SMYRNA ( modern IZMIR in TURKEY) AS SEEN FROM THE GULF OF IZMIR ( Coast of the Aegean Sea) TOWARDS THE OLD PORT with a large group of sailing… Saber más sobre este artículo

Delft (Netherlands), 1698. First Edition . No Binding. Fine. Cornelis De Bruyn. ALEXANDRIA (Egypt) - WITH THE OBELISK (which is since 1881 in Central Park New York) at the far right background. VERY IMPRESSIVE and VERY LARGE PANORAMA VIEW OF ALEXANDRIA (Egypt) as seen from the city towards the Sea with a beautiful maritime scene. DRAWN… Saber más sobre este artículo

1730. First English Edition . No Binding. Very Good. I.B.Martin. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) dated 1730, of Tripoli in Lebanon, as seen from the sea. Drawn by I.B.Martin in 1729 (date appears at the right bottom). Nr. 1 on the map indicates the CASTLE (site of former Crusaders' CITADEL of RAYMOND DE SAINT… Saber más sobre este artículo

1727. Pic . No Binding. Very Good. Auguste Calmet. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) , depicting the ancient city of Ephesus, as seen from the Aegean Sea. . With 2 insets: Left - THE TEMPLE OF DIANA. Right - STATUE OF THE GODDESS DIANA. Size of image in cm 42,6 x 29,2 (inch 16,85 x 11,… Saber más sobre este artículo

1729. No Binding. Near Fine. Augustin Calmet. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP (etching, engraved by A. de Putter)) of the ISLAND OF MALTA representing a contemporary view of the island, but also illustrating St. Paul's shipwreck in the year 60 AD. Eloborate legend. Size of the illustrated area: 42,7cm x 31, 3 cm (incl. title) - (17,4 x… Saber más sobre este artículo

1727. No Binding. Very Good. ORIGINAL-KUPFERSTICH ( holländische Ausgabe) von 1727 . Ansicht nach der Beschreibung von de Tournefort. 44 x 27,5. Gesamtansicht beider Gipfel. Frisches festes Papier. - ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHING , depicting MOUNT ARARAT - view following the description of Tournefort. Strong and fresh paper quality. -

1725. No Binding. Near Fine. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) DATED 1730, depicting the ancient city of Nineveh with a small banner incl. a quotation from the BOOK OF JONAH. The Prophet JONAH is depicted sitting under a tree (left bottom corner). Tiny faint stain at upper right area. Otherwise FINE. Size of image in cm… Saber más sobre este artículo