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170. Japoniæ Insulae Descriptio. Ludoico Teisera auctore. Copper engraved with hand colour Ortelius, Abraham Antwerp, Plantin, 1603 355 x 485 mm framed Latin text edition. The first printed map of Japan to appear in an atlas. Drawn by Luis Teixeira, a Portuguese Jesuit, sent maps of China and Japan to Ortelius in 1592: his source is unknown, but the map contains information that must have come from Japanese knowledge. However Korea is shown as an island. Van Den Broeke, 165. [27539] £2,250
Eastern Europe 171. Walachia, Servia, Bulga, Ria, Romania Copper engraved with original hand colouring Blaeu, Willem Janszoon Amstersdam c.1635 380 x 500 mm unmounted Dutch text on verso. Blaeu and Mercators name in the plate. From Atlas Novus. Shows Walachia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania in Southeast Europe. In the left upper corner is a allegoric title cartouche feauturing weapons used in the Turkish war. The Blaeu family were one of the most famous publishers of maps, globes and atlases during the 16th century. Cartographers, globe makers and booksellers the Blaeu’s business flourished in Amsterdam for over 40 years, until a fire destroyed their premises in 1672 and loosing all plates, prints and stock and effectively ruined the firm. Willem Blaeu founded the business in 1596 as a globe and instrument makers soon expanding into maps topography and sea charts. Atlas Novus was Willems great work, a major atlas intended to include the most up-to-date maps of the entire world. He issued the first two volumes in 1635 but died in 1638 before the atlas was completed. The running of the business past on to his sons Johannes and Cornelius. After the death of Cornelis in 1644, Johannes (Joan) continued the business alone and established his own reputation as a great mapmaker. Joan completed his father grand project in 1655 with the sixth and final volume of the Atlas Novus. 172. Bulgaria et Romania Divisa In Singulares Sangiacatus [...] Copper engraved with original outline colouring Gerard & Leonard Valk Amseterdam, c.1710 594 x 490 mm unmounted Gerald Valk (1652 -1726) was a Dutch publisher, globe maker, art seller and engraver. He trained under Abraham Bloteling, later becoming his assistant. The pair moved to London in 1672 where Valk worked with David Loggan and Christopher Browne. Gerard married Maria, Bloteling’s daughter, and in 1675 their son, Leonard, was born. Father and son were best known as globe makers but they also worked together on maps and published theoretical works related to anstronomy and globes. Leonard married Maria Schenk, his cousin, and worked closely with his brother in law, Petrus Schenk II dealing in prints and maps. After Gerards death the business continued under Leonard until his death in 1746. [27740] £300 Condition: Repaired tear to bottom of centre fold. Small stain to right of map otherwise a fine clean impression. [27739] £350
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