Sueciae Magnae, Totius Orbis Regni Antiquissimi, Hodierna In Sex Principales Suas Partes, Gothiam Nempe, Sueciam Propriam, Sive Stricte Sumptam, Nordlandiam, Finniam, Ingriam, Livoniam. by Valk, Gerard & Leonard - 1710

Amsterdam, c. 1720. Copper engraving, 49.5 x 60 cms, original hand-colour, blank verso. Map

Amsterdam, c. 1720. Copper engraving, 49.5 x 60 cms, original hand-colour, blank verso. Map

Amsterdam, c. 1700. Copper engraving, 49 x 59 cms, original hand-colour, blank verso. The Lower Danube region on the western shore of the Black Sea, covering parts of modern Turkey and Bulgria; Romania is here used in its earlier form, referring to the hinterland of Constantinople, the new Rome. Map

Amsterdam, c.1720. Very Good, backed on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation. Notes: Detailed map of Ireland., Size : 593x503 (mm), 23.35x19.80 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Europe Ireland;

Amsterdam, 1700. Copper-engraved map, full period hand-colouring. Highly decorative map of North and South America showing California as an island and here with full period hand colouring. This decorative map by the Valk brothers is after a similar map by Carol Allard, first published circa 1696. Cartographically, both Allard and the Valks borrow heavily from the De Wit map of 1675, naming the Great Lakes, showing California as an island and with a Terra Esonis and Fretum Anian in the northwest. Interestingly, the Valks here re-issue the first state of Allard's map, i.e. before the re-engraving of the western Great Lakes and the Mississippi River (based on Hennepin's mapping). In addition, the lower left corner of the cartouche is left blank, whereas in subsequent issues of the Allard map, an inset of New Zealand appears. In the present issue, there are no toponyms on Terra Esonis and the South Pacific is without New Guinea. Cf. Burden, The Mapping of North America II: 724 (discussing the map under… Read More