Antiquarian Map-Asia from Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC, ILAB

Copperplate engraving. A very good and crisp impression. A detailed plan of Batavia, (Jakarta), Indonesia. The lettered and numbered legend indicates the principal buildings including churches, market area, warehouses, castle as well as waterways. The Dutch emblematic lion with sword and shield lower right. Batavia was built by the Dutch in 1619 to establish their colonial power as the… Saber más sobre este artículo

An outline plan of the city of Suzhou in Southern Jiangzu Province. Suzhou was built in 514 BCE and is comprised of a network of canals, ponds and streams. Roads, temples, schools, bridges and Methodist missions are shown all within the walled boundaries. A curious landmark includes a "place for liberating animals to acquire virtue"

A decorative map of Central Asia around the Caspian and Aral Seas which incorporates modern day Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, with lovely steel engraved vignettes of the Tartars and their daily life.

A good map of the Central Asia including southeastern Kazakhstan, most of Kyrgyzstan, northwestern China, and southwestern Mongolia.

Oonalaska is part of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It was surveyed on Cook's third Voyage from 1776-1780.

A detailed map of the soundings of Awatska Bay on the east coast of the Russian peninsula of Kamtschatka. Inset plan of St. Peter's and St. Paul's Harbour as surveyed by Captain William Bligh.

A detailed Dutch map of the soundings of Awatska Bay on the east coast of the Russian peninsula of Kamtschatka. Inset plan of St. Peter's and St. Paul's Harbour.

A double sheet map of Asia Minor including the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the surrounding areas of Turkey, Syria, Assyria, Persia and Armenia. Extensive text on historical events and geographical details.

Published in "Geographiae Universae Tum Veteris, Tum Novae Absolutissimum Opus, [c. 1597]. 5" x 6-1/2" -12.5 x 17.2 cm. . Copper engraved map hand coloured. Very good. Shows Asian continent extending from the Red Sea to the Isles of Japan.

From "Histoire Generale des Voyages": Paris, , 1752. 9-1/2" x 9-1/2"- 24.1 x 24.1 cm. Copper engraved map. Offsetting, else very good. A plan of the city of Jedo (Tokyo) including the Emperor's Palace. Two temples adorn the upper right and lower left corners.

From "Histoire Generale des Voyages": Paris, , 1752. 7-1/2" x 13"- 19 x 33 cm. Copper engraved map hand coloured in outline. Offsetting, small closed tear extending just into neatline below cartouche, else very good. A detailed plan of the city of Nangaski (Nagasaki) including the Emperor's Palace, Governor's houses, temples, the house of the Port inspector and… Saber más sobre este artículo

From "Histoire Generale des Voyages": Paris, , 1752. 8-1/2" x 12"- 21.5 x 30.4 cm. Copper engraved map hand coloured in outline. Small closed tear right margin just extending past neatline, otherwise fine. A detailed map showing the islands of Japan except for Hokkaido. Divided into prefectures showing mountain ranges, towns and ports.

From "Histoire Generale des Voyages": Paris, , 1752. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2"- 20.9 x 13.9 cm. Copper engraved map hand coloured in outline. Small closed tear left margin, a few extra creases lower margin, otherwise very good. A map of Celebes (Sulawasi) island the largest island in eastern Indonesia. The Portuguese first explored the island in 1512. The Dutch… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: , c. 1793. Fine.. 9” x 12-1/2"-22.8 x x 31.7 cm.. An interesting map of the Near East from Greece to Bactria showing Latin names.

9-1/2" x 8"-24.1 x 20.3 cm. Outline coloured map. Offsetting of colour to Indian, North Pacific and Southern Ocean areas else v. good. Shows the Asian continent with the South East Asian islands Australia, New Zealand and the Hebrides Islands.

c.1731. Fine.. 4-3/4” x 5”- 12 x 12.7 cm.. From” The Philosophical Transactions From the year 1700 to the year 1720. Abridg'd, and Dispos'd Under general heads. In two volumes. By Henry Jones, ... The second edition. London, 1731. Vol. 2 of 2. “ Copper engraved map. A very uncommon map of the “New Philippine islands”… Saber más sobre este artículo

Baldwin & Cradock, 1834. . 12-1/4" x 14-1/4"- 31.1 x 36.1 cm. . Outline coloured map. Margins chipped and light browning. A detailed map of the Korean peninsula, China, Burma, Siam and the South China seas islands.

From "Histoire Generale des Voyages": Paris, , 1752. 7-1/2" x 13"- 19 x 33 cm. Copper engraved map. Offsetting, else very good. A detailed plan of the city of Nangaski (Nagasaki) including the Emperor's Palace, Governor's houses, temples, the house of the Port inspector and the Chinese quarter. The port indicates an area where Dutch ships were docked.… Saber más sobre este artículo

7-1/2" x 9"-19 x 22.8 cm. Outline colour engraved map. Old tape marks to verso o/w very good.

11" x 15"-27.9 x 38.1 cm. Outline colour. Very light dampstaining to lower corners just into neatline, else very good. Shows the Asian continent from the Ottoman Empire in the west extending east to the Bering Straits .