Arabia & the Indian Ocean
Goos, Pieter
Pascaerte Van't Westelycke Deel van Oost Indien, Van Cabo de Bona Esperanca, tot C. Comorin. Tot Amsterdam, Gedruckt by Pieter Goos, op't water inde Vergulde Zee Spiegel.
Amsterdam, Pieter Goos 1666 [44,5 x 54,2 cm]
Copper engraving, finely hand colored in outline, when published. Partially heightened in gold. The map of the 'Indian Ocean' is orientated with the north to the left. The highly decorative chart shows the East African coast, Arabia, Madagascar and the islands of the Indian Ocean with the Seychelles and the Maldives. The sea is ornated with two sailing ships, a compass rose, at the bottom a decorative title cartouche, surrounded by African natives, next to it a mileage scale with Dutch, Spanish and English distances in nautical miles. In this period the Dutch East India Company was leading in trading in Asia and exploring the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. Pieter Goos was 'one of the best known maritime booksellers of Amsterdam' (Koeman), he published a number of different sea-atlases or pilot books, his work was very much derivative. With his 'Zee-Atlas' he relied heavily on Hendrick Doncker's 'Zee-Atlas' of 1659. Our example of Pieter Goos chart 'Pascaerte Van't Westelycke Deel van Oost Indien ...' was published in an early composit sea-atlas published probably around 1665/66. This map is printed on excellent thick double paper, it stands out through the highly decorative hand colors and the partially heightening of gold in title cartouches, mileage scales, compass roses or other places. P. Goos is well known for his quality of the engraving, as his father also was a skilled engraver, he always tried to produce visually appealing sea charts.
Printed on double thick paper. The paper slightly toned or stained. A small clear tiny mended split at the lower centre fold. In very good to excellent condition. Koeman IV (Maritime Atlases), Goos pp. 190 ff.
[Stock No.:23743]
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The gardens of Semiramis
Mallet, Allain Manesson
Iardins de Slmiramis
Frankfurt, 1719 [ca. 15 x 11 cm]
Copper-engraving, handcolored in wash and outline. Bird's eye prospect of the 'palace gardens of Semiramis'. Decorative scene with boats in the back ground.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:18535]
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India & Golf of Bengale
Bellin, Nicolaus
Aussicht von Capo Verde auf drey Meilen in der See gegen sud sud West. - Aussicht von Capo Verde auf drey Meilen in der See gegen Sud Sud Ost.
Leipzig, Merkur 1749 [19 x 13,5 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash when published. A fine detailed and interesting map engraved by Bellin after earlier voyages. Published in the German edition by Schwabe in Leipzig of Bellin's travel books.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:25509]
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Ceylon, Gulf of Bengale, Andaman Sea, Burma & Thailand
Bellin, Nicolaus
Karte von dem Bengalischen Meerbusen aus der Französichen Karte von dem Morgenländischen Meere, die auf Befehl des Grafen von Maurepas 1740 herausgegeben worden. Nach besondern Anmerkungen vermehrt.
Leipzig, Merkur 1756 [26,2 x 21,1 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash when published. A fine detailed and interesting map engraved by Bellin after earlier voyages. Published in the German edition by Schwabe in Leipzig of Bellin's travel books.
In excellent condition. The map was originally published folded, so that the old folds are still slightly visible.
[Stock No.:25506]
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