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1039

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1040

[Colourful Map of Iberia.] ELWE, Jan Barent.
Les Royaumes d'Espagne et de Portugal. Amsterdam, 1792. Original colour. 510 x 590mm. Small foxing hole in sea area.
A large and colourful map of Spain and Portugal

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1041

[Iberian Islands in Africa] METELLUS, Natalius Sequanus.
[Cadiz]; [Tercera]; [Madeira & environs]; [Canaries]. Louvain, 1601. Four plates on one sheet, each c.100 x 160mm. Paper lightly toned.
Published in Metellus' 'Isolario', the four plates depict Iberian islands, with Latin-text descriptions on verso.

£400

1042

[Classic Carte-a-figure Map of Spain] SPEED, John.
Spaine Newly described... London, George Humble, 1627. 415 x 535mm. Narrow margins, due to the size of the map, top margin restored.
Published in the first English atlas of the world, this map has nine prospects of Iberian cities along the top of the map and ten costume vignettes down the sides. A classic collector's map.

£1,100

1043

[Uncommon Miniature Map of Northern Spain] MULLER, Johann Ulrich.
Navarra, Arragonia et Catalonia.. Ulm: Georg W. Kühnen, 1702. 70 x 80mm, set in text.
Charming miniature map, with a letterpress text in German. KING: Miniature Maps, 160-1.

£150

1044

[Chart of Iberia and the Coast of Africa] TOFIÑO DE SAN MIGUEL, Vincente.
Carta Esferica de una Parte del Oceano Atlantico. Madrid: Direcction de Hidrografia, 1788. 590 x 920mm.
The coasts of Spain and north west Africa, showing the Balearics, Azores, Canaries, Capo Verdi Islands and the Atlantic west to the southern part of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Published in Tofiño's 'Atlas Maritimo de España', 1787-9

£350

1045

TALLIS, John.
Spain and Portugal. London, John Tallis & Co., c.1851. Original outline colour. Steel engraving, printed area 260 x 315mm. Narrow margins, as issued. Ink pagination in margins.
Detailed map with printed borders and decorative vignettes showing views of Madrid and Lisbon and local scenes.

£75

1046

[Very Scarce Two-Sheet Map Of Southern Spain] NOLIN, Jean Baptiste.
Partie Meridionale des Costes d'Espagne ou sont les Royaumes de Granade de d'Andalousie … Paris: Jean Baptiste Nolin, [c.1700]; original outline colour, 530 x 830mm, on 2 sheets joined. Re-margined on all sides, with patch reinforcement to reas of paper thinning.
Rare map of southern Spain, apparently published during the early years of the War of the Spanish Succession caused by the succession of the Frenchman Philippe of Anjou to the Spanish throne, raising the spectre of France and Spain uniting under one crown, which was opposed by the British, Dutch and Germans. In the course of the war, the British captured Gibraltar and Minorca, both of which they retained at the end of the war.

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1047

[Portugal in Fabulous Original Colour] MERCATOR, Gerard.
Portugalliae que olim Lusitania, novissima et exactissima descriptio, Auctore Vernando Alvaro Secco... 1600. Amsterdam, Jan Jansson & Henricus Hondius, 1633, German text edition. Original colour. 340 x 490mm. Excellent example.
A fine map of Portugal, engraved by Baptista van Doecticum, one of the leading engravers of his generation, working for Plancius, Waghenaer and others. Koeman writes that his engraving made the Waghenaer sea-charts 'the most beautiful maps of the period'. Here the quality of his work can be seen in the three baroque cartouches, the compass rose, galleons and sea-monsters. KOEMAN: Me 37a.

£550

1048

[Portugal] DE WIT, Frederick.
Tabula Portugalliae et Algarbia. Amsterdam, c. 1688, original colour, 470 x 570mm. Fine dark impression.
Orientated from East to West, comprising Portugal and parts of Andalucia, Castille and Asturias. With a decorative title cartouche at the bottom surmounted by the arms of Castille and Portugal and flanked by soldiers conversing and servicing their weapons. On the right hand side, a cartouche with the scale, surmounted by putti and a surveyor with compass and plumb-line.

£170

1049

[Portugal] JANSSON, Jan.
Portugallia et Algarbia quæ olim Lusitania. Auctore Vernando Alvero Secco. Amsterdam: Heirs of Jan Jansson, 1666, Latin text. Original colour. 385 x 500mm.
A fine map, orientated with north to the right, published in the 'Atlas Contractus', a two-volume atlas, published two years after Jansson's death by his son-in-law, Jan Jansson van Waesbergen. It is decorated with ornate cartouches for the title & scale, two armorials, compass roses, a figure of Neptune & galleons in the sea. KOEMAN: Me 184 & 185.

£490

1050

[Portugal] LOTTER, Tobias Conrad.
Regna Portugalliæ et Algarbiæ... Augsburg, 1762, bright original wash colour. 590 x 500mm.
In the bottom right corner a cherub holds up a map of the Portuguese possessions in South America.

£375

1051

[Two-Sheet Map of Portugal] CASSINI, Giovanni Maria.
La Parte Settentrionale del Regno di Portugallo Diviso Nelle Provincie...; La Partie Meridionale... Rome, 1794. Coloured. Two sheets, each c. 350 x 485mm.
An uncommon map, published in the 'Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale', with a decorative title cartouche.

£350

1052

[Portugal] FADEN, William.
A Chorographical Map of the Kingdom of Portugal; divided into its Grand Provinces. London, Faden, 1797. Original body colour. 770 x 550mm. Slight staining in top margin.
A large and detailed map, in fine original colour.

£200

1053

[Lisbon] HISS.
Lisabon, die Haubt-stadt des Königreichs Portugall... German, c.1720. 190 x 300mm. Some restoration at centrefold.
Prospect of Lisbon.

£450

1054

[Lisbon] SESONE, Fran.
Veduta della Città di Lisbona, dalla parte del Tago. Naples, c.1740. 165 x 330mm. Binding folds flattened.
A prospect of Lisbon, engraved by Sesone.

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1055

[Andalucia, with Spanish text on verso] ORTELIUS, Abraham.
Hispalensis Conventus Delineatio, Auctore Hierymo Chiaves. Antwerp, 1612, Spanish text. Original colour. 350 x 460mm. Centrefold reinforced with archivist's tissue.
First issued in 1580, this is an example of the second state, with added stippling in the sea. VAN DEN BROECKE: 28.2.

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1056

[Very Scarce Map Of The Kingdom Of Aragon] NOLIN, Jean Baptiste jnr.
Les Royaume D'Aragon... Paris: Jean Baptiste Nolin Jr., [ca. 1760]; 550 x 430mm, in original outline colour. Trimmed to the engraved border and laid on paper for inclusion in a contemporary composite atlas. With two library stamp on the verso, a lion rampant on a shield surmounted by a crown.
Scarce map of eastern Spain, centred on the citiy of Zaragossa, edited from the cartographic materials of Rodrigo Mendes de Silva, among others.

£850

1057

[Aragon] JANSSON, Jan.
Arragonia Regnum. Acutore Joanne Baptista Labanna. Amsterdam: Heirs of Jan Jansson, 1666, Latin text. Original colour. 420 x 525mm.
Aragon, orientated with north to the right, decorated with fine armorials. Published in the 'Atlas Contractus', a two-volume atlas, published two years after Jansson's death by his son-in-law, Jan Jansson van Waesbergen. KOEMAN: Me 184 & 185.

£200

1058

[Balearics] SEUTTER, George Matthäus.
Carte des Iles de Maiorque, Minorque et D'Yvice... Augsburg, 1741. Coloured. 490 x 550mm. Small crack in sea area reinforced.
The Balearics, with insets of Mahon Harbour and a chart showing their position to the Spanish coast.

£600

1059

[The Defences of Mahon Harbour, Minorca.] CARY, John.
Plan of the Town and Harbour of Mahon, with St. Philips Castle and Fortifications. London: Macgowan & Davis, 1790. 190 x 250mm.
The most expensive fortification ever built by the British. Published in "The Field of Mars", 1781.

£120

1060

[Minorca] ARMSTRONG, John.
A Correct Map of the Island of Minorca by John Armstrong Esq.r Engineer in Ordinary to his Majesty with many additions and improvements from the late surveys.. London, Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Original body colour. 460 x 565mm. Wide margins, fine condition.
Detailed map of Minorca, drawn by Armstrong, a General of Ordnance, in 1756. Inset maps show the position of the Balearics in relation to Spain, and Mahon Harbour with the defences of Mahon, Georgetown and Fort St Phillippe. Beneath the map are inset prospects of Mahon and 'St. Philip's Castle'.Minorca was captured by the English under Sir John Leake in 1708; lost to a combined French and Spanish force in 1756; restored by peace treaty 1763; lost again 1782; retaken without the loss of a man 1798; and finally given up under the Treaty of Amiens 1802. The fortifications of Fort St. Philippe were the most expensive ever built by the British. .

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1061

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1062

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1063

[Palma] ROUX, Joseph.
Palme. Paris, c.1764. 140 x 210mm.
Chart of Palma in Majorca, published in Roux's 'Plans et Rades de la Méditerraneé'.

£80

1064

[Mahon] ROUX, Joseph.
Plan du Port Mahon sur L'Isle Minorque. Paris, c.1764. 140 x 205mm.
Mahon Harbour on Minorca, concentrating on the the defences, published in Roux's 'Plans et Rades de la Méditerraneé'.

£80

1065

[Biscay] CLOPPENBURG, Johannes.
Legionis, Biscaiae et Guipiscoae Typus. Amsterdam, 1630, French text edition. First Edition. 190 x 260mm. Fine impression.
A reduction of the Hondius map of Biscay, engraved by Van den Keere for Cloppenburg's version of the Mercator 'Atlas Minor'.

£170

1066

[Biscay] JANSSON, Jan.
Biscaia et Guipuscoa Cantabriæ Veteris Pars. Amsterdam, c.1640, blank verso. Original colour. 375 x 480mm.
The Basque regions of Northern Spain, marking Santander, Bilbao and San Sabastian.

£450

1067

[Biscay] DE ROSSI, Domenico.
La Biscaia... Rome, 1696. 425 x 555mm.
The Basque Regions, engraved by Barbey after Cantelli da Vignola, published in the 'Mercurio Geografico'. Domenico de Rossi took over his father's business in 1691.

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1068

[Rare Map of the Basque Regions & Castille] CASSINI, Giovanni Maria.
La Biscaglia, La Castilla Vecchia e la Navarre. Rome, 1794. Coloured. 350 x 480mm.
An uncommon map, published in the 'Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale', with a decorative title cartouche.

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1069

[Castile] JANSSON, Jan.
Utriusque Castiliæ nova descriptio. Amsterdam: Heirs of Jan Jansson, 1666, Latin text. Original colour. 405 x 515mm.
Castile, marking Madrd, Toledo, Seville and Cordoba. With cartouches for the title, scale, dedication and key. Published in the 'Atlas Contractus', a two-volume atlas, published two years after Jansson's death by his son-in-law, Jan Jansson van Waesbergen. KOEMAN: Me 184 & 185.

£230

1070

[Siege of Roses, Catalonia] BEAULIEU, Sébastian de Pontault.
Plan de La Ville De Roses En Catalogne, Asiegée Le 2e d'Avril Par Les Armées .... Paris, c. 1694, 415 x 533mm.
Showing the naval siege of the town of Roses in Catalonia by the French forces, together with their land troop positions. With an inset of the town and its defences in the top left hand corner together with an explanatory table, and an inset map of the location of Roses in the lower left hand corner. With a company of footsoldiers and mounted cavalry in the foreground.From Beaulieu's atlas "Les Glorieuses Conquestes de Louis le Grand".

£340

1071

[Catalonia] CLOPPENBURG, Johannes.
Catalonia. Amsterdam, 1630, French text edition. First Edition. 190 x 260mm.
A reduction of the Hondius map of Catalonia, engraved by Van den Keere for Cloppenburg's version of the Mercator 'Atlas Minor', KOEMAN: Me 198.

£250

1072

[Cadaqués] ROUX, Joseph.
Capequie en Catalogne. Paris, c.1764. 140 x 210mm.
Cadaqués, Catalonia's largest natural harbour, now famous only for the vists of Picasso and Dalí. Published in Roux's 'Plans et Rades de la Méditerraneé'.

£80

1073

[Early Italian Plan of Barcelona] VALEGIO, Francesco.
Barcelona . Venice, c.1595, 85 x 130mm Very fine impression.
An attractive miniature town view of the City of Barcelona, showing its layout and fortifications, with a knight on horseback and gardens and artesian wells in the foreground and galleons anchored off the coast. Valegio's signature appears in the lower right hand corner of the plate.This was published as part of a bound series of bird's eye town views by Valegio and Rota, called "Raccolta di le piu Illustri et Famose Citta di tutto il Mondo" .

£280

1074

[Scarce Map Of Catalonia] VACANI, Camillo.
Carta Militare della Catalonia ... [Milan: Francesco Artaria], 1823; 520 x 725mm. Uncut sheet, with wide margins; publisher's blind-stamp above the title.
The second map from Vacari's 'Atlante Topografico-Militare per servire alla storia delle Campagne e degli assedj degl' Italiani in Ispagna dal 1808 al 1813 ...', prepared by the Cavaliere Vacani, an officer of engineers in the campaign. The map was engraved by G.io (Gaudenzio) Bordiga, from the family of Milanese engravers. Although uncut, and without evidence of binding, the map is stamped 'Tab II' suggesting it was issued in a loose portfolio

£1,300

1075

[Galicia] JANSSON, Jan.
Gallæcia Regnum, decripta a F.Fer Ojea. Amsterdam: Heirs of Jan Jansson, 1666, Latin text. Original colour. 380 x 485mm.
A fine map, published in the 'Atlas Contractus', a two-volume atlas, published two years after Jansson's death by his son-in-law, Jan Jansson van Waesbergen. It is decorated with ornate cartouches for the title and scale and a compass rose and galleons in the sea. KOEMAN: Me 184 & 185.

£320

1076

[The Battle of Vigo Bay, 1702] BASIRE, Isaac.
An Exact Draught of the Bay and Harbour of Vigo.. London, Tindall, c.1750. 380 x 480mm.
The Battle of Vigo Bay, in the War of the Spanish Succession. It was an attempt by the joint Anglo-Dutch forces under Admiral Rooke to capture a Spanish treasure fleet that had recently arrived in Vigo from Havana. Despite the heavy defences Rooke won a famous victory, although the bulk of the silver bullion escaped him. Rumours that the treasure sank in the bay was incorporated into the plot of Jules Verne's novel 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'; Captain Nemo's crew earn money by salvaging amongst the wrecks.Published in Rapin & Tindall's 'History of England'.

£250

1077

[Granada] JANSSON, Jan.
Granata et Murcia Regna. Amsterdam: Heirs of Jan Jansson, 1666, Latin text. Original colour. 380 x 495mm.
Southern Spain from the Straits of Gibraltar to Alicante. With a title cartouche of rampant lions, scale cartouche of a man measuring a globe with dividers. Published in the 'Atlas Contractus', a two-volume atlas, published two years after Jansson's death by his son-in-law, Jan Jansson van Waesbergen. KOEMAN: Me 184 & 185.

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1078

[St Sebastian] FER, Nicolas de.
St. Sebastien. Ville Principale du Païs de Guipuscoa dans la Province de Biscaye, Porte de Mer, et Place Forte. Paris, c.1720. 370 x 330mm.
Plan of San Sebastián, concentrating on the defences, drawn shortly after the seige of the city by the Duke of Berwick.

£425

1079

[Navarre] JANSSON, Jan.
Navarra Renum. Amsterdam: Heirs of Jan Jansson, 1666, Latin text. Original colour. 425 x 525mm.
Navarre, orientated with north to the right, with a fine title cartouche featuring soldiers. Published in the 'Atlas Contractus', a two-volume atlas, published two years after Jansson's death by his son-in-law, Jan Jansson van Waesbergen. KOEMAN: Me 184 & 185.

£265

1080

[Valencia] JANSSON, Jan.
Valentia Regnum. Cõtestani, Ptol. Edentani Plin. Amsterdam: Heirs of Jan Jansson, 1666, Latin text. Original colour. 355 x 480mm.
Valencia, orientated with north to the right, decorated with a fine title cartouche, galleons and a compass rose. Published in the 'Atlas Contractus', a two-volume atlas, published two years after Jansson's death by his son-in-law, Jan Jansson van Waesbergen. KOEMAN: Me 184 & 185.

£280

1081

[Very Scarce Map Of The Kingdom Of Valencia] NOLIN, Jean Baptiste jnr.
Les Royaumes de Valence Et Murcie. Paris: Jean Baptiste Nolin Jr., [ca. 1760]; 560 x 435mm, in original outline colour. Trimmed to the engraved border and laid on paper for inclusion in a contemporary composite atlas. With two library stamp on the verso, a lion rampant on a shield surmounted by a crown.
Scarce map of south-eastern Spain, centred on the cities of Valencia and Alicante. An inset depicts the Balearic Islands.

£1,250

1082

[Antequero] BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.
Antequera. Cologne, 1575-, Latin text edition. 350 x 495mm.
Antequero in the Malaga region, after Hofnagle, from Braun & Hogenberg's 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first series of printed townplans.

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1083

[Valencia & Murcia] DE ROSSI, Domenico.
Li Regni di Valenza e Di Murcia descritti da Giacomo Cantelli Geografo. Rome, 1690. 560 x 425mm. Very fine impression.
Engraved by A. Barbey after Cantelli da Vignola, published in the 'Mercurio Geografico'

£650

1084

[Loja] BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.
Loxa. Cologne, 1575-, Latin text edition. 355 x 495mm.
Loja, west of Granada, after Hofnagle, from Braun & Hogenberg's 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first series of printed townplans.

£325

1085

[Large Plan of Seville] LOPEZ y VARGAS MACHUCA, Don Thomas.
Plano Geométrico de la Ciudad de Sevilla Dedicado al Excelentisimo Señor Don Pedro Lopez de Lerena... Madrid: Lopez, 1788. Six sheets conjoined, total 860 x 1060mm. A few small repairs to binding folds.
Plan of Seville, orientated with north to the top left, with the important buildings shown in profile. The scale is 1:2,708 or approx. 3cm to 100 Castillian varas.

£1,750

1086

[Famous Prospect of Toledo] BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.
Toletum. Cologne, c.1598. Coloured. 380 x 505mm. Trimmed to printed border at top, false margin expertly added.
Toledo, the cathedral city of Spain, drawn by Hofnagel in 1566. One of the most decorative plates from the 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', with the view within an ornate border, and with insets of the Alcázar (the old Moorish citadel) and the cathedral. GOSS: City Maps of Euope, illustrated on the front cover.

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