Antique Map of the East Indies by Higgins (1832)
Antique Map of the East Indies by Hondius (1607)
Description: Antique map titled 'Insulae Indiae Orientalis'. Old map of Southeast Asia and the East Indies. It covers the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. This map originates from 'Atlas Minor Gerardi Mercatoris' by J. Hondius.Â
Artists and Engravers: Jodicus Hondius published the first 'Atlas Minor' in 1607 in response to the idea that there was a market for smaller, handier and cheaper Atlases to make the maps of Mercator available to a wider public; he probably engraved the maps himself. The early editions were printed by Hondius and jointly sold by Corn. Claes and Joh. Janssonius, who probably supplied and owned the letterpress. With Hondius death in 1612 the further editions were published still under his name by his widow and heirs until 1621 when the plates were sold to a London editor.
- Date: 1607
- Overall size: 21.5 x 17 cm.
- Image size: 19 x 14 cm.
- Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor wear, Latin text on verso. Please study image carefully.
Antique Map of the East Indies by Hondius (1607)
Description: Antique map titled 'Insulae Indiae Orientalis'. Old map of Southeast Asia and the East Indies. It covers the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. This map originates from 'Atlas Minor Gerardi Mercatoris' by J. Hondius.Â
Artists and Engravers: Jodicus Hondius published the first 'Atlas Minor' in 1607 in response to the idea that there was a market for smaller, handier and cheaper Atlases to make the maps of Mercator available to a wider public; he probably engraved the maps himself. The early editions were printed by Hondius and jointly sold by Corn. Claes and Joh. Janssonius, who probably supplied and owned the letterpress. With Hondius death in 1612 the further editions were published still under his name by his widow and heirs until 1621 when the plates were sold to a London editor.
- Date: 1607
- Overall size: 21.5 x 17 cm.
- Image size: 19 x 14 cm.
- Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor wear, Latin text on verso. Please study image carefully.
Antique Map of the East Indies by Janssonius (c.1644)
Description: Antique map titled 'India quae Orientalis dicitur, et Insulae adiacentes'. Old map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia showing the area between India in the West and parts of Japan, the Marianas and New Guinea/Australia in the East. This map is dedicated to D. Christophorus Thisius by Henricus Hondius. Published by J. Janssonius, c.1644.Â
Artists and Engravers:Â Johannes Janssonius (Jansson), ( 1588- 1664) Amsterdam was born in Arnhem, the son of Jan Janszoon the Elder,a publisher and bookseller.
- Date: c.1644
- Overall size: 60 x 50 cm.
- Image size: 49 x 39.5 cm.
- Condition: Very good, general age-related toning. Rare, contemporary coloring. French text on verso. Please study image carefully.
Antique Map of the East Indies by Janssonius (c.1644)
Description: Antique map titled 'India quae Orientalis dicitur, et Insulae adiacentes'. Old map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia showing the area between India in the West and parts of Japan, the Marianas and New Guinea/Australia in the East. This map is dedicated to D. Christophorus Thisius by Henricus Hondius. Published by J. Janssonius, c.1644.Â
Artists and Engravers:Â Johannes Janssonius (Jansson), ( 1588- 1664) Amsterdam was born in Arnhem, the son of Jan Janszoon the Elder,a publisher and bookseller.
- Date: c.1644
- Overall size: 59 x 50 cm.
- Image size: 48.5 x 39 cm.
- Condition: Good, age-related toning. Few small repairs, mainly in margins. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
Antique Map of the East Indies by Kitchin (1790)
Antique Map of the East Indies by Mariette (c.1650)
Description:Â Antique map titled 'Carte Generale Des Indes Orientales et des Isles Adiacentes'. Uncommon, early map of Southeast Asia from the Maldives to the South of Japan with parts of the northern Australian coast, published separately by Pierre Mariette.
Artists and Engravers: Pierre Mariette II (1634-1716) was a French print dealer and Publisher. Guillaume Sanson (1633-1703) was a French cartographer and geographer at the court of the king of France, son of Nicolas Sanson.
- Date: c.1650
- Overall size: 60.5 x 45 cm.
- Condition: Very good, general age-related toning. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
Antique Map of the East Indies by Mariette, circa 1650
Antique Map of the East Indies by Moll ‘1745’
Antique Map of the East Indies by Ortelius (1572)
Description: Antique map titled 'Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus'. One of the earliest published maps of the East Indies, decorated with a pair of frolicking mermaids, galleons, sea monsters, a crest and decorative title within a strap work frame. Ortelius's map of the Indies improved upon the positioning of the all important Moluccas (the Spice Islands), than those of Gastaldi 1548, Ramusio 1554 and Forlani 1565. His map of Asia and this one, are the first published works to definitely map the island of Formosa (Taiwan) and to identify it by that name. Originates from 'Theatrum oder Schawplatz des Erdbodems'.
Artists and Engravers: Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). He is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present positions.
- Date: 1572
- Overall size: 52 x 38.5 cm.
- Image size: 50 x 35 cm.
- Condition: Good, map is mounted/restored. Few defects. German text on verso, please study image carefully.
Antique Map of the East Indies by Ortelius (c.1603)
Description: Antique map titled 'Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus'. One of the earliest published maps of the East Indies, decorated with a pair of frolicking mermaids, galleons, sea monsters, a crest and decorative title within a strap work frame. Ortelius's map of the Indies improved upon the positioning of the all important Moluccas (the Spice Islands), than those of Gastaldi 1548, Ramusio 1554 and Forlani 1565. His map of Asia and this one, are the first published works to definitely map the island of Formosa (Taiwan) and to identify it by that name. Originates from 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'.
Artists and Engravers: Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). He is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present positions.
- Date: c.1603
- Overall size: 52.5 x 42 cm.
- Image size: 49.5 x 35 cm.
- Condition: Fair, age-related toning. Original/contemporary hand coloring. Defect on folding line and minor wear. Latin text on verso, please study image carefully.
Antique Map of the East Indies by Rossi (1683)
Description: Antique map titled 'Isole Dell'India cioe le Molucche la Filippine e della Sonda Parte de Paesi di nuova scoperta e l'Isole de Ladri ne Mare del Zud (..)'. Decorative map of Southeast Asia, northern Australia and the islands of Melanesia. Depicting Malaya (Penisola di Malacca), Sumatra, Java, Celebes, Nova Guinea, and Nuova Olanda (Australia).
Artists and Engravers:Â Giacomo Giovanni Rossi (1627-1691) was an Italian engraver and printer. He worked in Rome, the heir to an important printing business founded by his father, Giuseppe de Rossi (1570-1639). Giuseppe began the press in 1633 and Giovanni and his brother, Giandomenico (1619-1653) took it over upon his death. The brothers expanded the business and by the mid-seventeenth century it was the best-known printing house in Rome. For his maps, Giovanni worked with Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola.Â
- Date: 1683
- Overall size: 59.5 x 47 cm.
- Image size: 58 x 44.5 cm.
- Condition: Fair, age-related toning. Some soiling, repair on folding line and right part of the map including the top right corner. Blank verso, please study image carefully.