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b. 1558 - d. 1664

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        • Jan Jansson (1588-1664) Dutch, Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan Atlas Print
          Nov. 03, 2024

          Jan Jansson (1588-1664) Dutch, Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan Atlas Print

          Est: $150 - $300

          Jan Jansson (1588-1664) Dutch, Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan Atlas Print. Reproduction of the 1658 map depicting Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama originally created by Guiljelmus Blaeuw, compiled in the 10th Volume of the Atlas Major.  Overall Size: 20 5/8 x 25 in.  Sight Size: 14 1/2 x 19 in.  #5022 .  Jan Jansson (also known as Johannes Janssonius) was born Jan Janszoon in 1588 in Arnhem, in the Netherlands. His father was a publisher and bookseller, and he studied early to follow in his footsteps. In 1612 he married Elisabeth de Hondt, the daughter of the skilled engraver and cartographer Jodocus Hondius who taught Jan how to study and compile maps. His first maps were produced in 1616, of France and Italy. In 1623 he purchased a bookstore in Frankfurt am Main, at which time he adopted the Johannes moniker. By 1627 when his wife passed away from the plague he had acquired additional stores in Danzig, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Geneva, and Lyon. While traveling to inspect one of his stores in 1629 he met and fell in love with Elisabeth Carlier, and that same year he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law Henricus Hondius and began publishing atlases as Mercator/Hondius/Janssonius. In 1638 he renamed the Hondius Atlas as Atlas Novus and expanded it into three immense volumes, one dedicated entirely to all the different towns and regions of Italy. In 1646 a fourth volume was produced that showed English county maps, which bore many similarities to those of his main rival, Joan Blaeu. These became the most popular atlases in England, which led to the simplified name Jan he is best known by. By 1660 most of his atlases had also been translated into English and the completed set was called “Atlas Major,” with 11 volumes in total containing the work of nearly one hundred credited authors and engravers. It became the best-selling item in Europe for a brief period, with editions printed in Latin, French, and German. After Jan’s death in 1664, his son-in-law Johannes van Waesbergen continued to run the company the rest of his life. The scope of the Atlas Major was unparalleled for the rest of the 17th Century, even bankrupting some publishers like Moses Pitt who attempted to publish the entire compilation in their own languages and editions.

          Sarasota Estate Auction
        • County maps: Jansson (Jan)
          Aug. 22, 2024

          County maps: Jansson (Jan)

          Est: £100 - £150

          County maps: Jansson (Jan) County maps Jansson (Jan) Middlesexiae cum Hertfordiae comitatu, Middlesex and Hertfordshire, with London, from Jansson’s atlas of the world “Nieuwen Atlas”, first published in 1646, variation with the Schenk & Valk imprint, c.1714 § Andrews (Jonathan) & Wren (Matthew) A Plan of Hartford, engraved by John Cheevers, hand-coloured, A. Dury, 1766 § and the South-central sheet of Andrews and Dury's nine sheet map of Hertfordshire (3)

          Chiswick Auctions
        • MAP, Greece, Jansson
          Aug. 20, 2024

          MAP, Greece, Jansson

          Est: $240 - $300

          Northeastern Greece & Northwestern Turkey. Jan Jansson, Thraciae Veteris Typus. Ex Conatibus Geographicis Abrah. Ortelij, 1652 (circa). Hand Color. This is a close copy of Abraham Ortelius' map of the same title, with redesigned cartouches. This dramatic map of ancient Thrace is derived from Gastaldi's 1560 map and information from numerous ancient sources. A portion of the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara, and Thrakikon Pelagos are shown. Three decorative strapwork cartouches make this a handsome map. Beautifully engraved by Pieter van den Keere, one of the most important engravers of the period. Blank verso. First issued in Georgius Hornius' Accuratissima Orbis Antiqui Delineatio (1652-84), which included maps from Johannes Jansson's historical atlas and Abraham Ortelius' Parergon. LITERATURE: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #7760H:1; Zacharakis #1130 (b).

          Old World Auctions
        • MAP, France, Jansson
          Aug. 20, 2024

          MAP, France, Jansson

          Est: $160 - $190

          Northern France, Paris. Jan Jansson, Ager Parisiensis Vulgo l'Isle de France..., from Atlas Novus, 1646 (circa). Hand Color. Decorative map of Paris and the surrounding region including Pentioise, Senlis, and Meaux. This map of the environs of Paris was based on a manuscript map attributed to Francois de la Guillotiere and in the possession of Pierre Pithou; both of which are mentioned in the title cartouche. Latin text on verso, published between 1646-57. LITERATURE: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #4300:1A.2.

          Old World Auctions
        • MAP, Ancient World, Jansson
          Aug. 20, 2024

          MAP, Ancient World, Jansson

          Est: $400 - $475

          Ancient World. Jan Jansson, Orbis Terrarum Veteribus Cogniti Typus Geographicus, 1680 (circa). Black & White. A classic map of the ancient world based on Ortelius. Europe, Asia, and Africa as far south as Madagascar are centered in a wide oval frame. The climatic zones are marked, and ships and sea creatures surround the map. The title is enclosed in a strapwork panel at top, and an elaborate cartouche at the bottom includes the dedication. This is the uncommon second state in which the lower dedication cartouche was beautifully completed with a crest, wind-heads, and cherubs. Blank verso. LITERATURE: Shirley #385; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #0800H:1.2.

          Old World Auctions
        • Jansson, Jan
          Jun. 19, 2024

          Jansson, Jan

          Est: £300 - £400

          Jansson, Jan Scotia Regnum Amsterdam, c.1640, French text to the reverse, 47 x 60cm, small dampstain to right margin

          Lyon & Turnbull
        • China.- Jansson (Jan) China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta, engraved map, [c. 1635]
          Jun. 13, 2024

          China.- Jansson (Jan) China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta, engraved map, [c. 1635]

          Est: £300 - £500

          China.- Jansson (Jan) China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta, map of Eastern China, with Japan, Korea as an island, and the northern Philippines, with large decorative title cartouche supported by Chinese courtly costume figures, upper right engraving with early hand-colouring, platemark 415 x 500 mm (16 1/4 x 19 3/4 in), sheet 475 x 570 mm (18 3/4 x 22 1/2 in), Latin text on verso, minor spotting, surface dirt and light toning, unframed, [circa 1635]

          Forum Auctions - UK
        • Jansson, Jan (1588-1664) probably ‘Episcopatus Bremensis com Adiacentibus’ (Bremen and surroundings with Friesland), col. copper engraving, verso inscr., 38x48,5cm (w.f. 57,8x68,3cm), weak centrefold, slightly stained
          Jun. 01, 2024

          Jansson, Jan (1588-1664) probably ‘Episcopatus Bremensis com Adiacentibus’ (Bremen and surroundings with Friesland), col. copper engraving, verso inscr., 38x48,5cm (w.f. 57,8x68,3cm), weak centrefold, slightly stained

          Est: -

          Jansson, Jan (1588-1664) probably ‘Episcopatus Bremensis com Adiacentibus’ (Bremen and surroundings with Friesland), col. copper engraving, verso inscr., 38x48,5cm (w.f. 57,8x68,3cm), weak centrefold, slightly stained Jansson, Jan (1588-1664) wohl „Episcopatus Bremensis com Adiacentibus“ (Bremen und Umgebung mit Friesland), color. Kupferstich, verso beschr., 38x48,5cm (m.R. 57,8x68,3cm), schwache Mittefalz, leicht fleckig

          Kendzia
        • Jan Jansson Insulae Indiae Orientalis
          Apr. 20, 2024

          Jan Jansson Insulae Indiae Orientalis

          Est: ₱15,000 - ₱19,500

          Amsterdam / 1628 circa hand colored 6" x 8" (15 cm x 20 cm)

          Leon Gallery
        • Jan Jansson
          Apr. 04, 2024

          Jan Jansson

          Est: £70 - £100

          Jan Jansson A general Plott and description of the Fennes, [map of East Anglia], double page uncoloured engraving, circa 1650, 43 x 55cm

          Cheffins
        • MAP, Africa, Jansson
          Mar. 12, 2024

          MAP, Africa, Jansson

          Est: $190 - $220

          Northwestern Africa. Jan Jansson, Fezzae et Marocchi Regna Africae Celeberrima, Describebat Abrah: Ortelius, 1639 (circa). Hand Color. Highly decorative map of Morocco oriented with north to the right and including the Strait of Gibraltar. It is based on the cartography of Abraham Ortelius, who is credited in the cartouche. The Atlantic is filled with five sailing ships, including two engaged in battle. Two dancing satyrs brandishing their javelins flank the large title cartouche. French text on verso, published between 1639-49. LITERATURE: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8615:1B.

          Old World Auctions
        • MAP, East Indies, Jansson
          Mar. 12, 2024

          MAP, East Indies, Jansson

          Est: $700 - $850

          Java, Indonesia. Jan Jansson, Insulae Iavae cum Parte Insularum Borneo Sumatrae, et Circumjacentium Insularum Novissima Delineatio, 1680 (circa). Hand Color. This elegant chart focuses on the island of Java with parts of Sumatra, Borneo and Bali. The lack of interior detail correctly reflects the state of knowledge of the period. The Dutch capital in the East Indies is located at Batavia (Jakarta) where a small fort is shown. The beautiful chart is richly embellished with two fine cartouches featuring natives and Chinese merchants flanking the title and Neptune and mermaids surrounding the scale of miles. Blank verso. LITERATURE: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8510:1.

          Old World Auctions
        • MAP, Japan, Jansson
          Mar. 12, 2024

          MAP, Japan, Jansson

          Est: $1,200 - $1,500

          Japan & Korea. Jan Jansson, Nova et Accurata Iaponiae, Terrae Esonis, ac Insularum Adjacentium..., 1658 (circa). Hand Color. This superb folio map is very unusual because it is based on Jansson's small map (Iaponia et Terra Eso) from his Atlas Minor, rather than the other way around. It presents Japan on the model initiated by Dudley and then refined by Jansson with information from previously unpublished Dutch sources. The important Dutch discoveries of Marten De Vries relating to Ezo and the Kurils are shown as a huge Landt van Eso, Staten Eylant, and Compagnies Land, misrepresentations that would appear on maps of the region for the next 150 years. Korea is shown as a large island with a single place name, Tauxem, at the approximate location of modern P'yongyang. There are two decorative cartouches, one at top explaining the projection of the map and one at bottom right featuring the title surrounded by Japanese gentlemen. Four sailing ships and a sea monster fill the waters. Blank verso, published between 1658-80. LITERATURE: Hubbard #30; Walter #57 & OAG-30; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8450:1B.

          Old World Auctions
        • MAP, China, Jansson
          Mar. 12, 2024

          MAP, China, Jansson

          Est: $950 - $1,200

          China, Korea & Japan. Jan Jansson, China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame Dicta, from Gerardi Mercatoris et I. Hondii Newer Atlas..., 1636 (published). Hand Color. Several large lakes dominate the topography of this elegantly engraved map of China. The Great Wall forms the northern boundary of China. The fictitious Chiamay Lacus is shown with numerous rivers flowing south into India and Siam. Korea is depicted as a strangely shaped island separated from the mainland by a narrow strait. Taiwan is located in a roughly correct position, named as both Pakan al I. Formosa, with the additional place names of Gillira, Wankan, and Tayoan. The three main islands of Japan are shown on the Ortelius/Teixeira model. The map is richly embellished with European sailing ships and Chinese sampans, a decorative distance scale, and a title cartouche flanked by a Chinese man and woman. Jansson's map is very similar to Blaeu's map of the same name, with a few differences: the calligraphic Oceanus Chinensis appears in three lines; the ships to the north and south of Japan are sailing towards the east rather than the west; and there are no lines of longitude. German text on verso. LITERATURE: Caboara #24; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8410:1B.

          Old World Auctions
        • MAP, Netherlands, Jansson
          Mar. 12, 2024

          MAP, Netherlands, Jansson

          Est: $160 - $190

          Harlingen, Netherlands. Jan Jansson, Harlingen, 1657 (circa). Black & White. This is the first state of this superbly engraved plan of the coastal city of Harlingen, located in the province of Friesland. The map shows the city as a walled medieval town, filled with many buildings. 14 sites of interest are identified with a numbered key at the lower right. Several ships fill the ports and docks, and the decorative title cartouche is attended by two merfolk. Two coats of arms hover above the plan. Blank verso. LITERATURE: Van der Krogt (Vol. IV) #1724.

          Old World Auctions
        • MAP, England, Jansson
          Mar. 12, 2024

          MAP, England, Jansson

          Est: $350 - $425

          Northern England. Jan Jansson, Lancastria Palatinatus Anglis Lancaster & Lancas Shire, from Atlas Novus, 1646 (circa). Hand Color. This handsome map of Lancashire is divided into hundreds and shows good detail of towns, forests, and rivers. It features the arms of two important families in the region at top. The map is further adorned by two sailing ships, a strapwork distance scale featuring a farmer, and a large title cartouche surrounded by putti. Latin text on verso, published between 1646-59. LITERATURE: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #5375:1.2.

          Old World Auctions
        • MAP, Britain, Jansson
          Mar. 12, 2024

          MAP, Britain, Jansson

          Est: $1,400 - $1,700

          Jansson's Splendid Heptarchy Map. Britain. Jan Jansson, Britannia Prout Divisa suit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, Praesertim Durante Illorum Heptarchia, 1684 (circa). Hand Color. Elaborate vignettes depicting kings and scenes from Saxon history flank this magnificent map of Britain. The scenes are identical in subject matter to those used by John Speed. However they are presented in the dramatic, Dutch miniature style. The left border contains portraits of the earliest kings, while the right one depicts later kings in the process of conversion to Christianity. Included is a scene of Ethelbert receiving instruction from Saint Augustine and another of Sebert re-consecrating the temples of Diana and Apollo, now St. Paul's, London and St. Peters, Westminster. The map shows England, Scotland and Wales divided into the various Saxon kingdoms, each decorated with its coat-of-arms. A superb example of Dutch cartographic design and engraving. Jansson copied Blaeu's map of the same title, adding several additional decorative elements - compass roses with radiating rhumb lines, three sailing ships, and an escutcheon in Ireland. Blank verso, possibly published in Accuratissima Orbis Delineatio... (1684). LITERATURE: Shirley (BI to 1650) #577; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #5000H:1B.

          Old World Auctions
        • MAP, Guyana, Jansson
          Mar. 12, 2024

          MAP, Guyana, Jansson

          Est: $200 - $230

          Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana. Jan Jansson, Guiana sive Amazonum Regio, from Nouvel Atlas, 1652 (circa). Hand Color. This striking map of Guiana covers the coastline from the Isla Margarita in the northwest to the coast of northern Brazil near Sao Luis east of the Amazon delta. At center lies a large inland sea, Parime Lacus; on its northwestern shore is the fabled city Manoa del Dorado, or the golden city of the Incas. The search for this city led many explorers, including Sir Walter Raleigh, on wild adventures through the jungles. The map is beautifully decorated with three cartouches, ships engaged in a sea battle, a sea monster, and a fine compass rose. French text on verso, published between 1652-58. LITERATURE: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #9840:1.2.

          Old World Auctions
        • South America.- Jansson (Jan) Americae pars Meridionalis, engraved map, [c. 1610]; and five other maps of South America, 17th and 18th century (6)
          Mar. 07, 2024

          South America.- Jansson (Jan) Americae pars Meridionalis, engraved map, [c. 1610]; and five other maps of South America, 17th and 18th century (6)

          Est: £300 - £500

          South America.- Jansson (Jan) Americae pars Meridionalis, engraved map with early hand-colouring, on laid paper, platemark 465 x 545 mm (18 1/4 x 21 1/2 in), sheet 530 x 630 mm (20 7/8 x 24 3/4 in), minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1610]; together with five other maps of South America, including Lotter's America Meridionalis', Delarochette's 'South America From the latest Discoveries', two copies of Janvier's 'L'Amerique Meridionale divisée en Ses principaux Etats', Bourgoin's 'Carte de L'Amerique Meridionale', engravings, various sizes between 390 x 510 mm (15 1/4 x 20 in) and 535 x 730 mm (21 x 28 3/4 in), all unframed, 17th and 18th century (6)

          Forum Auctions - UK
        • Balkans and Eastern Europe.- Jansson (Jan) Epirus hodie vulgo Albania..., engraved map, [c.1650]; with 2 others similar [c.1650-1720] (3)
          Mar. 07, 2024

          Balkans and Eastern Europe.- Jansson (Jan) Epirus hodie vulgo Albania..., engraved map, [c.1650]; with 2 others similar [c.1650-1720] (3)

          Est: £300 - £400

          Balkans and Eastern Europe.- Jansson (Jan) Epirus hodie vulgo Albania..., engraved map with hand-colouring, platemark 390 x 510 mm (15 1/4 x 20 in), sheet 480 x 580 mm (18 7/8 x 22 3/4 in), folds within margin, central vertical fold with some repairs to old splits, minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1650]; together with Johann Baptist Homann's map of modern-day Slovenia and Croatia 'Tabula Ducatus Carnioliae Vindorum Marchiae et Histriae...', and Hondius's map of Moravia 'Marchionatus Moraviae', engravings with hand-colouring, each sheet approx. 530 x 620 mm (20 3/4 x 24 1/2 in) or slightly smaller, unframed, [circa 1650 to 1720] (3)

          Forum Auctions - UK
        • [Carte géographique]. [Chine]. JANSSON (Jan).
          Jan. 31, 2024

          [Carte géographique]. [Chine]. JANSSON (Jan).

          Est: €200 - €300

          [Carte géographique]. [Chine]. JANSSON (Jan). China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta. [Amsterdam], apud Joannem Janssonium [1646-1649], 1 carte, 56,7 x 47 cm, gravure sur cuivre, coloriée à la main (papier renforcé, restauré dans la marge inf.). Carte de la Chine s’étendant de la région du Siam jusqu’au Japon en incluant les Philippines et la Corée représentée comme une île. Cette carte a été publiée dans l’édition française du Novus Atlas de Jansson (1646-1649). (Van der Krogt, I, 8410 : 1B).

          Gros-Delettrez
        • Cornwall - Jansson, Jan - Cornubia sive Cornwallia.
          Dec. 15, 2023

          Cornwall - Jansson, Jan - Cornubia sive Cornwallia.

          Est: €400 - €600

          Copper engraving colored with watercolour, 1714. Measurements 50 x 39 cm plus margins. The paper is adorned with artistic cartouches containing heraldic coats of arms, the title and the military scale.

          Finarte
        • England - Jansson, Jan - Wiltonia sive Comitatus Wiltoniensis Anglis Wilshire.
          Dec. 15, 2023

          England - Jansson, Jan - Wiltonia sive Comitatus Wiltoniensis Anglis Wilshire.

          Est: €300 - €500

          Copper engraving colored with watercolour, ca 1650. Measures 50 x 41 plus margins. The paper is adorned with artistic cartouches containing heraldic coats of arms, the title and the military scale.

          Finarte
        • Greece - Jansson, Jan - Peloponnesus sive Morea.
          Dec. 15, 2023

          Greece - Jansson, Jan - Peloponnesus sive Morea.

          Est: €450 - €650

          Copper engraving colored with watercolour, 1660. The paper is decorated with two artistic cartouches which contain the title and the milestone. Measures 53 x 45.5 plus margins. Latin text on the reverse. First edition of this rare map, in subsequent editions a completely different map was published both in graphics and ornamental figures. 

          Finarte
        • North Africa - Jansson, Jan - Nova Barbariae descriptio.
          Dec. 15, 2023

          North Africa - Jansson, Jan - Nova Barbariae descriptio.

          Est: €300 - €500

          Amstelodami, Apud Ioannem Ianssonium. Copper engraving colored with watercolour, 1640. Amsterdam, Measurement cm. 52 x 32.5 plus margins. Tear at the bottom of the central fold. The map is adorned with two artistic cartouches on the right with the title and on the left with the mileage distances. 

          Finarte
        • Jan Jansson "Tabula Anemographica" Hand-Colored
          Dec. 03, 2023

          Jan Jansson "Tabula Anemographica" Hand-Colored

          Est: $800 - $1,200

          Jan Jansson (Johannes Janssonius, Dutch, 1588-1664), "Tabula Anemographica" [ Anemographic Chart / Map of the Winds], Hand-Colored Etching, Circa 1650. Image: 17.5" H x 22" W; frame: 28.75" H x 33" W. Keywords: Antique, Compass rose, Nautical, North Wind, South Wind, East Wind, West Wind, Print, Works on Paper

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        • Ancient World.- Roman road map.- Jansson (Jan) Tabula Itineraria ex Illustri Peutingerorum Bibliotheca quae Augustae Vindelicorum Beneficio Marci Velseri Septem-Viri Augustani in Lucem Edita, …
          Oct. 26, 2023

          Ancient World.- Roman road map.- Jansson (Jan) Tabula Itineraria ex Illustri Peutingerorum Bibliotheca quae Augustae Vindelicorum Beneficio Marci Velseri Septem-Viri Augustani in Lucem Edita, …

          Est: £400 - £600

          Ancient World.- Roman road map.- Jansson (Jan) Tabula Itineraria ex Illustri Peutingerorum Bibliotheca quae Augustae Vindelicorum Beneficio Marci Velseri Septem-Viri Augustani in Lucem Edita, strip map of the Peutinger Table, or a Roman road map of the world, showing the imperial roads and posts within the Roman Empire throughout Europe, North Africa and Asia as far as Toprobana (Sri Lanka), engravings on laid paper without watermarks, 8 sheets, each sheet approx. 250 x 510 mm (9 3/4 x 20 in), old vertical folds, some with minor splitting and small losses, browning, faint spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1660].

          Forum Auctions - UK
        • Jan Jansson
          Oct. 12, 2023

          Jan Jansson

          Est: £100 - £200

          Jan Jansson A general Plott and description of the Fennes, [map of East Anglia], double page uncoloured engraving, circa 1650, 43 x 55cm

          Cheffins
        • (Engraving - Title Pages) [Untitled - Atlas Novus]
          Aug. 17, 2023

          (Engraving - Title Pages) [Untitled - Atlas Novus]

          Est: $180 - $210

          Title Pages. Jan Jansson, [Untitled - Atlas Novus], 1650 (circa). Hand Color. This lovely title page was issued in the second volume of Jansson's Atlas Novus, containing maps of France, Switzerland, and Spain. The title page was originally issued in 1642 with French King Louis XIII and Queen Anne, but the editions published from 1644 onward replaced those figures with a knight and a queen with the Merovingian coat of arms. The present example was issued circa 1650 with the date removed from the publisher's imprint. On this example, the title is blank; it was common practice for the decorative engraving to be printed without the atlas title, which was then adhered at the time of publication.

          Old World Auctions
        • (Map - Northeastern Italy) Territorio di Vicenza
          Aug. 17, 2023

          (Map - Northeastern Italy) Territorio di Vicenza

          Est: $375 - $450

          Northeastern Italy. Jan Jansson, Territorio di Vicenza, from Novus Atlas, 1644 (circa). Hand Color. This sumptuous and uncommon map centers on the Italian city of Vicenza, depicted in miniature plan form. Padua and Trento are also shown in plan form, and several other towns and cities are located. The mountainous terrain is well rendered. At bottom left is a title cartouche featuring three noblemen standing around a statue of Diana. The distance scale at bottom right incorporates silk worms and flora. The coat of arms of the Venetian Republic with the winged lion hovers at top right. Jansson's version of this map can be distinguished from Blaeu's virtually identical map by the location of the Latin names of the wind directions, here in between the graduated border and outer frame. German text on verso, published between 1644-58.

          Old World Auctions
        • (Map - Southwestern Poland) Ducatus Silesiae Ligniciensis
          Aug. 17, 2023

          (Map - Southwestern Poland) Ducatus Silesiae Ligniciensis

          Est: $200 - $230

          Southwestern Poland. Jan Jansson, Ducatus Silesiae Ligniciensis, from Atlas Maior, 1675 (circa). Hand Color. This map is centered approximately on Legnica ( Lignitz) and extends to include the cities of Lublin, Jawor, and Lwówek Śląski. At top left is a handsome panoramic view of the fortified city of Legnica and an ornate coat of arms. The map is dedicated to Georgius Rodulfus, the duke of Silesia, by Ionas Scultetus. Latin text on verso.

          Old World Auctions
        • (Map - Harlingen, Netherlands) Harlingen
          Aug. 17, 2023

          (Map - Harlingen, Netherlands) Harlingen

          Est: $240 - $300

          Harlingen, Netherlands. Jan Jansson, Harlingen, 1657 (circa). Black & White. This is the first state of this superbly engraved plan of the coastal city of Harlingen, located in the province of Friesland. The map shows the city as a walled medieval town, filled with many buildings. 14 sites of interest are identified with a numbered key at the lower right. Several ships fill the ports and docks, and the decorative title cartouche is attended by two merfolk. Two coats of arms hover above the plan. Blank verso.

          Old World Auctions
        • (Map - Northern England) Lancastria Palatinatus Anglis Lancaster & Lancas Shire
          Aug. 17, 2023

          (Map - Northern England) Lancastria Palatinatus Anglis Lancaster & Lancas Shire

          Est: $400 - $475

          Northern England. Jan Jansson, Lancastria Palatinatus Anglis Lancaster & Lancas Shire, from Atlas Novus, 1646 (circa). Hand Color. This handsome map of Lancashire is divided into hundreds and shows good detail of towns, forests, and rivers. It features the arms of two important families in the region at top. The map is further adorned by two sailing ships, a strapwork distance scale featuring a farmer, and a large title cartouche surrounded by putti. Latin text on verso, published between 1646-59.

          Old World Auctions
        • (Map - Central South America, Paraguay) Paraguay, o Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum Regionibus Adiacentibus Tucuman et Sta. Cruz de la Sierra
          Aug. 17, 2023

          (Map - Central South America, Paraguay) Paraguay, o Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum Regionibus Adiacentibus Tucuman et Sta. Cruz de la Sierra

          Est: $160 - $190

          Central South America, Paraguay. Jan Jansson, Paraguay, o Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum Regionibus Adiacentibus Tucuman et Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, 1639 (circa). Hand Color. This fine map of the region includes the Paraguay River basin and the Peru-Chilean coast with Lake Titicaca. The Rio de la Plata is boldly shown with many large islands in the broad river. The mythical Lago de los Xarayes is featured on the map, which was believed to connect the Rio de la Plata and Amazon River systems. Several towns are named including Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Medoca, Arica, Potosi and Cuszco. The map is nearly identical to Blaeu's map of the same title with a large decorative title cartouche incorporating the distance scales, smaller cartouche with armillary sphere, a large compass rose, sea monster, and here Jansson has added a sailing ship off the coast of Brazil. French text on verso, published between 1639-49.

          Old World Auctions
        • JAN JANSSON MAP OF BRITANNIA
          Jun. 20, 2023

          JAN JANSSON MAP OF BRITANNIA

          Est: $100 - $300

          Jan Jansson Map of Britannia, "Britannic Pront Divisa Fuit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum Praesertim Durante Illorium Heptarchic", possibly Mid 17th C.

          Litchfield Auctions
        • (Engraving - Title Pages) [Novus Atlas Volume V]
          Mar. 08, 2023

          (Engraving - Title Pages) [Novus Atlas Volume V]

          Est: $140 - $170

          Title Pages. Jan Jansson, [Novus Atlas Volume V], 1657 (published). Black & White. This title page comes from an edition of the fifth volume of Jansson's Novus Atlas published in 1657 and was engraved by Daniel van Bremden. The top panel shows a number of scenes from the Exodus including Moses holding the Ten Commandments with Aaron by his side, and a vignette showing the parting of the Red Sea. Flanking the title are two Roman figures in armor with Roman Emperor Ferdinand III directly beneath the title. In the bottom corners of the sheet are naval scenes with groups of navigators plotting their routes. The symbolism in the lower portion of the page reflects the contents of the work, which included both a sea atlas and a historical atlas of Greece. It was common practice for the decorative engraving to be printed without the atlas title, which was adhered at the time of publication - in this case, the title is blank with only the publisher's imprint is adhered to the sheet.

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        • (Map - Western Africa) Guinea
          Mar. 08, 2023

          (Map - Western Africa) Guinea

          Est: $325 - $400

          Western Africa. Jan Jansson, Guinea, 1639 (circa). Hand Color. This is one of the most graphic and beautiful maps covering the coast from Sierra Leone to Gabon. The land is filed with animals and the sea is decorated with ships, sea monsters and compass roses. The large title cartouche features a native couple and four apes, one of which strongly resembles a human. To the left of the title, two child-like sea creatures carry a large elephant tusk, representing the flourishing ivory trade. French text on verso, published between 1639-49 in an edition of Nouveau Theatre du Monde or Nouvel Atlas.

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        • (Map - Bacan Islands, Maluku Islands) Insularum Moluccarum Nova Descriptio
          Mar. 08, 2023

          (Map - Bacan Islands, Maluku Islands) Insularum Moluccarum Nova Descriptio

          Est: $110 - $140

          Bacan Islands, Maluku Islands. Jan Jansson, Insularum Moluccarum Nova Descriptio, from Atlas Minor, 1648 (circa). Hand Color. This is a reduced version of Jansson's map of the Spice Islands, the cornerstone of the Dutch trading empire in the East Indies throughout the 17th Century. Oriented with north to the right, the map shows the Bacan Islands from Bacan to Ternate, with a partial coastline of the island of Halmahera. The map is decorated with two strapwork cartouches and a compass rose. German text on verso, published between 1648-51.

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        • (Map - Java, Indonesia) Insulae Iavae cum Parte Insularum Borneo Sumatrae, et Circumjacentium Insularum Novissima Delineatio
          Mar. 08, 2023

          (Map - Java, Indonesia) Insulae Iavae cum Parte Insularum Borneo Sumatrae, et Circumjacentium Insularum Novissima Delineatio

          Est: $700 - $850

          Java, Indonesia. Jan Jansson, Insulae Iavae cum Parte Insularum Borneo Sumatrae, et Circumjacentium Insularum Novissima Delineatio, 1680 (circa). Hand Color. This elegant chart focuses on the island of Java with parts of Sumatra, Borneo and Bali. The lack of interior detail correctly reflects the state of knowledge of the period. The Dutch capital in the East Indies is located at Batavia (Jakarta) where a small fort is shown. The beautiful chart is richly embellished with two fine cartouches featuring natives and Chinese merchants flanking the title and Neptune and mermaids surrounding the scale of miles. Blank verso.

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        • (Map - Northern Spain) Biscaia et Guipuscoa Cantabriae Veteris Pars
          Mar. 08, 2023

          (Map - Northern Spain) Biscaia et Guipuscoa Cantabriae Veteris Pars

          Est: $200 - $230

          Northern Spain. Jan Jansson, Biscaia et Guipuscoa Cantabriae Veteris Pars, 1666 (circa). Hand Color. This handsome copper engraved map shows the coastal Basque country in northern Spain. It includes the cities of Santander, Laredo, Bibao and Bayonne (France) and extends inland to Logrono and Calahorra. Three ships sail in the Bay of Biscay and the map is embellished with a compass rose and rhumb lines, coat of arms, title and distance scale cartouches. Blank verso.

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        • (Map - Baltic) Prussia Accurate Descripta a Gasparo Henneberg Erlichensi
          Mar. 08, 2023

          (Map - Baltic) Prussia Accurate Descripta a Gasparo Henneberg Erlichensi

          Est: $300 - $375

          Baltic. Jan Jansson, Prussia Accurate Descripta a Gasparo Henneberg Erlichensi, 1680 (circa). Hand Color. This superb map of the Prussian Empire covers present day Poland, Lithuania, and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad (here Koningsperg). The map is filled with detail of towns, political boundaries, rivers, lakes, and forests. This is the third state of the map with a dedication to Nicolaus von Bodeck at bottom left and the addition of a graticule. Blank verso.

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        • (Map - Britain) Britannia Prout Divisa suit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, Praesertim Durante Illorum Heptarchia
          Mar. 08, 2023

          (Map - Britain) Britannia Prout Divisa suit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, Praesertim Durante Illorum Heptarchia

          Est: $1,400 - $1,700

          Jansson's Splendid Heptarchy Map. Britain. Jan Jansson, Britannia Prout Divisa suit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, Praesertim Durante Illorum Heptarchia, 1684 (circa). Hand Color. Elaborate vignettes depicting kings and scenes from Saxon history flank this magnificent map of Britain. The scenes are identical in subject matter to those used by John Speed. However they are presented in the dramatic, Dutch miniature style. The left border contains portraits of the earliest kings, while the right one depicts later kings in the process of conversion to Christianity. Included is a scene of Ethelbert receiving instruction from Saint Augustine and another of Sebert re-consecrating the temples of Diana and Apollo, now St. Paul's, London and St. Peters, Westminster. The map shows England, Scotland and Wales divided into the various Saxon kingdoms, each decorated with its coat-of-arms. A superb example of Dutch cartographic design and engraving. Jansson copied Blaeu's map of the same title, adding several additional decorative elements - compass roses with radiating rhumb lines, three sailing ships, and an escutcheon in Ireland. Blank verso, possibly published in Accuratissima Orbis Delineatio... (1684).

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        • Britain.- Jansson (Jan) Insularum Britannicarum Acurata Delineatio ex Geographicis Conatibus Abrahami Ortelii, engraved map, [1646].
          Nov. 22, 2022

          Britain.- Jansson (Jan) Insularum Britannicarum Acurata Delineatio ex Geographicis Conatibus Abrahami Ortelii, engraved map, [1646].

          Est: £100 - £150

          Britain.- Jansson (Jan) Insularum Britannicarum Acurata Delineatio ex Geographicis Conatibus Abrahami Ortelii, map of the British Isles after Ortelius with north oriented to the right, featuring sea monsters, sailing ships, compass roses and rhumb lines, engraving with some hand-colouring, platemark 395 x 510 mm (15 1/2 x 20 1/8 in), good margins, diagonal crease to lower left corner, strengthened verso, some minor splitting to central fold restored, light offsetting, surface dirt, unframed, [1646].

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        • Britain.- Jansson (Jan) Britannia prout divisa suit temporibis Anglo-Saxonum praesertim durante illorum Heptarchia, engraved map, [c. 1645].
          Nov. 22, 2022

          Britain.- Jansson (Jan) Britannia prout divisa suit temporibis Anglo-Saxonum praesertim durante illorum Heptarchia, engraved map, [c. 1645].

          Est: £500 - £700

          Britain.- Jansson (Jan) Britannia prout divisa suit temporibis Anglo-Saxonum praesertim durante illorum Heptarchia, map of the British Isles, margins decorated with 14 scenes of Saxon figures and events, engraving with original hand-colouring, platemark 425 x 530 mm (16 3/4 x 20 7/8 in),under glass, good margins, central vertical fold with minor splitting, even toning and browning, surface dirt, framed, [circa 1645]

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        • (Engraving - Title Pages) [Untitled - Atlas Novus]
          Oct. 13, 2022

          (Engraving - Title Pages) [Untitled - Atlas Novus]

          Est: $240 - $300

          Title Pages. Jan Jansson, [Untitled - Atlas Novus], 1650 (circa). Hand Color. This lovely title page was issued in the second volume of Jansson's Atlas Novus, containing maps of France, Switzerland, and Spain. The title page was originally issued in 1642 with French King Louis XIII and Queen Anne, but the editions published from 1644 onward replaced those figures with a knight and a queen with the Merovingian coat of arms. The present example was issued circa 1650 with the date removed from the publisher's imprint. On this example, the title is blank; it was common practice for the decorative engraving to be printed without the atlas title, which was then adhered at the time of publication.

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        • (Map - Northern Africa) Nova Barbariae Descriptio
          Oct. 13, 2022

          (Map - Northern Africa) Nova Barbariae Descriptio

          Est: $300 - $375

          Northern Africa. Jan Jansson, Nova Barbariae Descriptio, from Nieuwen Atlas, 1644 (circa). Hand Color. This decorative map of the whole of North Africa covers from Morocco to the Nile delta, with considerable spurious detail in the interior. The land is filled with all kinds of charming elements, including a pair of fanciful dragons, elephants, ostriches, antelopes and monkeys. An interesting little barge lies at the mouth of the Nile. The map is further embellished with decorative title and scale of miles cartouches and a compass rose. German text on verso, published in 1644-58.

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        • (Map - Java, Indonesia) Insulae Iavae cum Parte Insularum Borneo Sumatrae, et Circumjacentium Insularum Novissima Delineatio
          Oct. 13, 2022

          (Map - Java, Indonesia) Insulae Iavae cum Parte Insularum Borneo Sumatrae, et Circumjacentium Insularum Novissima Delineatio

          Est: $800 - $950

          Java, Indonesia. Jan Jansson, Insulae Iavae cum Parte Insularum Borneo Sumatrae, et Circumjacentium Insularum Novissima Delineatio, 1680 (circa). Hand Color. This elegant chart focuses on the island of Java with parts of Sumatra, Borneo and Bali. The lack of interior detail correctly reflects the state of knowledge of the period. The Dutch capital in the East Indies is located at Batavia (Jakarta) where a small fort is shown. The beautiful chart is richly embellished with two fine cartouches featuring natives and Chinese merchants flanking the title and Neptune and mermaids surrounding the scale of miles. Blank verso.

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        • (Map - Southeast Asia) Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio
          Oct. 13, 2022

          (Map - Southeast Asia) Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio

          Est: $1,200 - $1,500

          Includes Discoveries Made by the Dutch "Duyfken" Exploration. Southeast Asia. Jan Jansson, Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio, from Gerardi Mercatoris et I. Hondii. Atlas, 1634 (published). Hand Color. Decorative chart of the region including Indochina, the Philippines, and the East Indies. This map is significant for being one of the earliest to include the new discoveries made by the Dutch Duyfken exploration, as evidenced by Duyfkens Eylant depicted just below New Guinea. The Duyfken was a small ship that made landfall in 1606 on the shores of Australia's Cape York Peninsula, and is credited with the first authenticated European landing on Australian soil. The map is embellished with rhumb lines, sailing ships, sea monsters, compass roses, and three cartouches. The cartouches feature indigenous people, mermaids, and a sea monster. Dutch text on verso.

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