No title. Retia, Vindelicia, Noricum, Istria, Pannonia Superior, Pannonia Inferior, Illyriseu, Lyburnia, Dalmatia.

Wood cut by Martin Waldseemueller after Claudio Ptolemy. : From “Claudio Ptolemei...Geographiae opus novissima...MDXIII". Strasbourg, 1513. Very nice recent hand coloring.

This very early map in trapeze form shows the ancient regions named above. It reaches from Bregenz in Western Austria to the Macedonian border. Showing Svebia, Bavaria, Austria, Slowakia, Slowenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegowina, Hungary and parts of Romania south to the Macedonian and Albanian border.

Map has pleasant light age toninhg. Uper and lower margins have been added. Some traces of age and use of minor importance.

Trapeze: 33.3 x 43.5 to 50.5 cm (13.1 x 17.1 to 19.9"). Page size 37 x 58.8 cm (14.6 x 23.1")

$ 2500.00

Order Nr. BALKAN 1044

"Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae Parte ". Copper engraving by Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) in original coloring. Duiburg, ca. 1600.

The western part of the Balkan is the area of focus on this map. In the lower left corner is the upper part of The Adriatic Sea with its many islands. The rivers Drau and Sava flow from west to east into the Danube river. To the far right is the city of Belgrade. Verso: Text in Spanish.

General browning, centerfold in lower margin is repaired, the edges on the wide margins are faulty, a small piece from the upper margin is missing. A crease goes from the lower right margin into the image. Condition: Good.

35.5 x 46 cm ( 14 x 18.1 ")

$ 780.00

Order Nr. SLOVENIA 2410

Belgrade

Steel engraving by A. Willmore after J. Ramage ca 1850.

12.6 x 18.3 cm ( 4.9 x 7.2 ")

$ 60.00

Order Nr. SERBIA2435

Belgrad

“Kriechisch Wyssenburg" (Belgrade).

Woodcut from the Cosmographia by Sebastian Muenster. Basel, 1550.

The German name for Belgrade in the 16th century was “Griechisch Wyssenburg" (Greek Weissenburg). The woodcut shows the city of Belgrade at the the junction of the river Sawe and the Danube during the besiegement by the Turks in 1521.

General age toning. Text in German. Lower part of text missing. Nice, good impression.

11.3 x 15.5 (4.5 x 6.1").

$ 320.00

Order Nr. SERBIA 2436

"Moesiae et Daciae, Tabula Contiens una Poloniam, Russiam nigram, etc.". Copper etching by Peter Bertius (1565-1629) for Philipp Cluver Philipp (1580 - 1623) , an early author of historic maps. His works were published long beyond his lifespan. The This map comes from a pocket size atlas (duodez): Philippi Cluverii. Introductionis in Universam Geographiam tam veterem quam novam Libri. Amsterdam, 1661. Originally colored.Centerfold. Size: ca.12 x 12,5 cm (ca.4.72 x 4.92"). Narrow margins all around, especially on right side. General toning. Minimal foxing.

This map concentrates on the ancient regions of Moesia and Daccia. In the northwest is Cassubia and Pomerania. To the southwest is then Poland, Hungary,Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and ancient Illyris. The green area in the north is Black Russia. Further south is Romania and Bulgaria with a small bit of the Black Sea to be seen in the southeast.

$ 175.00

Order Nr. SERBIA1031

"Alexandre Ier, Roi de Serbie, de Sjour a Paris"

Wood engraving ca 1885. Backside is printed.

14 x 10 cm ( 5.5 x 3.9 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. PORTRAIT 9560

The War Between Serbia and Bulgaria: The Dragoman Pass.

Wood engraving by W.H. Overend after a sketch by John Schoenberg from the "Illustrated London News" dated 1885. Reverse side is printed. Vertical centerfold.

32 x 47 cm ( 12.5 x 18.5 ")

$ 125.00

Order Nr. BULGARIA1217

La guerre sur le Danube.

1. Fortress et ville serbes de Kladowa, en face de Turn-Severin. 2- Fortresse turque d Ada-Kale, en face de la frontiere austro-roumaine. 3. Ville d Ada-Kale. 4. Avant-poste de hussards hongrois, a Orochova, frontiere roumaine. 5. Poste de grantizeres (gardes frontieres). 6. Widdin et Kalafat, pendant le bombardment. Eglise detruite de Kalafat.

Wood engraving by Kaufmann and Dick ca 1885.
Reverse side is printed. Vertical centerfold.

20.9 x 30.6 cm ( 8.2 x 12 ")

$ 120.00

Order nr. SERBIA2437

Copper etching from: "Geographia" by Claudio Ptolemy. Originally edited and published by Willibald Pirckheimer. This edition, which comprises all 64 maps of the "B" edition, including the "New World", was published by Josephus Meletius 1562 in Venice.

This map shows Austria, southern Germany, the Balkans and Italy. In the north is the Danube river and the Carpathian mountains. In the upper left is a bit of the Rhine river. Text on backside gives historical data in Italian of Rhatien and Vindelicia.

Map has light browning and repairs along centerfold. General condition is otherwise Good.

17.7 x 24.2 cm ( 6.9 x 9.5 ")

$320.00

Order Nr.BALKAN1043