MAPS of MEDITERRANEAM ISLANDS & GREECE

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Archipelagi Insula:rum Aliquot descrip.

Antwerp, 1606, English text edition. 360 x 505.
Fine original colouring; minor defects, but otherwise good to fine.
Crete and other Greek islands including Santorini, Rhodes, Chios and Milos. From the rare English text edition of the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. Marcel van den Broecke records that Skelton's estimate of a 1000 copies of this edition is probably much too high. A number of 250 seems more likely. Compare this number with up to 7000 examples of some of the other Ortelius maps produced. Unlike others editions of the atlas this one was produced by first printing the plates in Antwerp and then adding the text in London. The text was printed by John Norton and John Bill. RARE.
Van den BROECKE: 147.

£450

TALLIS, John.

British Possessions in the Mediterranean.

London, John Tallis & Co.1851. 355 x 255.
Original outline colour; minor marginal soiling and light spotting to printed border, otherwise good.
The islands in the Mediterranean: including Malta, Gibraltar and Corfu, with engraved vignette views of Gibraltar, Valetta and Corfu.

£78

TALLIS, John.

Greece.

London,J & F Tallis, 1851. 250 x 315.
Original outline colour; overall fine condition.
The Peloponnese, with engraved vignettes including; an ancient war chariot, corsairs off Curfu and the Temple of Jupiter Olympus at Athens.

£56

FULLARTON & Co., Archibald.

Greece.

London & Edinburgh, 1874. 415 x 540.
Original coloured lithograph; minor spotting in margins, very light overall toning, otherwise fine condition.
A map of Greece, with the islands of the Cyclades and inset map of Corfu and the Ionian Islands. From 'The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography'.

£28

TALLIS, John.

Turkey in Europe.

London, John Tallis & Co., 1851. 260 x 330.
Original outline colour; trimmed to upper margin with minor loss of scrolling on title.
Shows Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and down to Romania, inset of the island of Crete and a vignette of sailing ships on the Bosphorus.

£28

SPEED, John.

[Hellas]. Greece.

London, Bassett & Chiswell, 1676. 390 x 510.
Finely coloured; centrefold tear expertly repaired, two short printers creases just into engraved area, otherwise very good.
A map of Greece, first published 1627 for Speed’s Prospect of the World, the map has an English text description of Greece on verso.

£680

BERTIUS, Petrus.

Cyprus.

Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 135.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A superb miniature map of Cyprus. Possibly engraved by Salomon Rogiers. Uncommon.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.

£360

[KITCHIN, Thomas.].

An Accurate Map of the Morea and the Islands in the Archipelago with the Neighbouring Countries in Greece, being the Seat of War between the Russians and Turks.

London, 1770. 175 x 245.
Uncoloured; signs of old folds, some spotting and minor age-toning, expert repair to small hole in left margin, otherwise good condition.
A map of Greece, showing the Island of Crete and the islands of the Ionian and Cyclades. Probably engraved by Thomas Kitchin for 'The London Magazine'.

£42

SANSON, Nicolas.

T Gedeelte van Turkyen in Europa.

Paris, c.1660. 185 x 240.
Uncoloured; fine dark impression.
A map of Greece, showing also Crete, the Aegean Sea and the Cyclades. From the Durtch edition of the atlas and engraved by Antony de Winter.

£68

BOWEN, Emanuel.

An Accurate Map of the Morea together with the Neighbouring Countries in Greece; also, the Islands in the Archipelago and Aegean Seas.

London, 1748. 225 x 330.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, otherwise fine.
A map of Greece and Crete, shows the many islands of the Aegean and Cyclades. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£90

KEERE, Pieter van den.

Greece.

London, William Humble, 1646. 90 x 126.
Uncoloured; light marginal toning, otherwise a fine example.
Map of Greece from the so-called "Miniature Speed", engraved by Petrus Kærius.

£70

CRUCHLEY, George Frederick.

Turkey in Europe, and Greece.

London, 1854. 450 x 350.
Original coloured lithograph; light toning and soiling to the centrefold and minor spotting, otherwise a fine example.
A map of the Balkans in the nineteenth century, shows and names Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Herzegovinia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece. Published in Cruchley's 'General Atlas for the use of Schools and Private Tuition'. Dedication to the Prince of Wales.

£23

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Creta Iouis Magni, Medio iacet insula ponto.

Antwerp, 1624, Latin text edition. 345 x 495.
Finely coloured; light creasing at centrefold, otherwise a fine example.
Four maps of islands in the Mediterranean Sea on one sheet: Crete, Corsica, Sardinia and and the Ionian Islands. Published in the Parergon.
Van den BROECKE: Ortelius Atlas Maps, 217.

£390

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Grae:cia, So:phia:ni.

Antwerp, 1624, Latin text edition. 355 x 500.
Finely coloured; old tear extending almost the full height of the page, expertly repaired when in the atlas using old paper, otherwise good.
Greece and western Turkey, drawn by Ortelius after the map by Nikolaus Sophianos c.1540.
Van den BROECKE: Ortelius Atlas Maps, 215.

£560

SPEED, John.

[Hellas]. Greece.

London, Bassett & Chiswell, 1627-76. 395 x 510.
Uncoloured; short repaired tear in the lower margin, light age-toning to the margins, otherwise a superb example of the 1676 edition printed on thicker paper; a dark impression.
First published 1627 for Speed’s Prospect of the World, the map has an English text description of Greece on verso.

£1,100

SANSON, Nicolas & Guillaume.

La Mer Mediterranée divisée en Mer de Levant et de Ponant Subdivisées en Leurs Principales Parties ou Mers.

Paris, 1692. 580 x 880.
Original colour; some colour offsetting (particularly the orange) some minor cracking to the green areas due to verdigris, other short nicks and tears repaired, marginal soiling, minor lifting of centre due to joining of two sheets, otherwise a very presentable example.
A superb large map of the Mediterranean Sea, from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Holy Land, also shows the Black Sea.

£850

BLAEU, Johannes.

Candia, oli, Creta.

Amsterdam, 1645, Latin text. 385 x 530.
Original colour; water staining to the edges of the margins, light soiling, otherwise a good example.
A fine map of the island of Crete.

£340

MERCATOR, Gerard.

Cyprus Ins; Stalimini I.; Chius Insul.; Mitiline Ins.; Negroponte In.; Cerigo Insul.; Rhodus Ins.

Amsterdam, Henricus Hondius, 1630, Latin text Edition. 350 x 490.
Coloured; one or two very minor marginal spots, otherwise a fine example.
A highly decorative map of Cyprus, with an ornamental title cartouche, sea-monster and galleon, with six inset maps underneath.
KOEMAN: Me 29A. STYLIANOU (97).

£1,200

BERTIUS, P.

Cefalonia.

Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius Jnr., 1616, Latin text. 95 x 130
Coloured; some soiling and staining to margins, short tear to upper margin repaired, otherwise a good example.
A miniature map of the Greek island of Cefalonia (Cephalonia), probably engraved by J. Hondius or P. van den Keere. Published by Jodocus Hondius Jnr. in his 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum'.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 98-99.

£130

BERTIUS, P.

Zante Insula.

Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius Jnr., 1616, Latin text. 95 x 130
Coloured; some soiling and staining to margins, short tear to upper margin repaired, otherwise a good example.
A miniature map of the Greek island of Zakinstos (Zante), probably engraved by J. Hondius or P. van den Keere. Published by Jodocus Hondius Jnr. in his 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum'.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 98-99.

£130

SPEED, John.

[Hellas]. Greece.

London, George Humble, 1626-31, 390 x 500.
Finely coloured; minor expert restoration to the centrefold at the bottom, wax stain in the Adriatic Sea area causing a smudge, otherwise very good condition.
First published 1627 for Speed’s Prospect of the World, the map has an English text description of Greece on verso.

£890

BERTIUS, Petrus.

Rhodi.

Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius Jnr., 1616, Latin text. 100 x 135.
Coloured; light soiling and staining to margins, otherwise a good example.
A miniature map of the Island of Rhodes.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 98-99.

£120

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

[No title].

Basle, 1550 - Latin text edition. 105 x 145.
Uncoloured woodcut set in a page of text; light soiling, mostly confined to the text area, otherwisea good example.
This woodcut appears several times within the 'Cosmographia' and is of a collection of islands, on one example the reference is to Columbus and the Fortunate Island or Canaries, but on this one it appears to be of Rhodes, Delos and other Greek islands.

£68

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

Von der Insel unnd Konigreich Cypern.

Basle, 1588. 100 x 150 not including text.
Coloured, woodcut; some minor staining and spotting. otherwise a good example.
A small map of Cyprus set in a page of text, published in Munster's "Cosmography"
ZACHARAKIS: 1586, illus pl. 328.

£160