Osnabruck, Germany.

Blaeu, Guiljemus. L'Evesche d'Osnaburg. "Osnaburgensis Episcopatus. Auctore Joanne Gigante," Amsterdam Apud Guiljelmum et Joahannem Blaeu. 1647
Original coloured, copper engraved map of the Bishopric of Osnabruck from volume 1 of Joan Blaeu's "Le theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas." Double page; folio; French text to verso.
Decorative title cartouche above inset view of the city of Osnabruck[ full original old colour]; inset map of the district of Reckenbergensis; Coat of arms to upper right corner; armorial shields to body of map, Original colour; paper lightly toned; a few spots to blank margins; printers creases to upper and lower blank margins .
Koeman1, Bl 16A [29(Y)] 370 by 483mm (14½ by 19 inches).    €400

Westphalia, Germany.

Blaeu, Guiljemus. Westphalie. "Circulis Westhalicus sive Germaniœ Inferioris." Amsterdam Apud Guiljelmum et Joahannem Blaeu. 1647
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Westphalia from volume 1 of Joan Blaeu's "Le theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas." Double page; folio; French text to verso.
Large decorative title cartouche with coat of arms, including miniature map of Hamburg. Original colour; short tear near lower centre fold, repaired; lower centre fold split, repaired.
Koeman1, Bl 16A [290(R)] 415 by 535mm (16¼ by 21 inches).    €350

Hildesheim, Germany.

Blaeu, Guiljemus. L'Evesche de Hidesheim. "Episcopatus Hideseinnsis descriptio Novissima Authore Joanne Gigante D. Med. et Math..." Amsterdam Apud Guiljelmum et Joahannem Blaeu. 1647
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Hildesheim from volume 1 of Joan Blaeu's"Le theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas." Double page; folio; French text to verso.
Decorative cartouche; coat of arms and armorial sheilds to body of map. Original colour; blank margins lightly soiled.
Koeman1, Bl 16A 119([M0] 410 by 500mm (16¼ by 19¾ inches).    €300

Munster, Germany.

Blaeu, Guiljemus. L'Evesche de Munster. "Monasteriensis Episcopatus. Auctore Joh.Gigante Medico et Mathmatico," Amsterdam Apud Guiljelmum et Joahannem Blaeu. 1647
Original coloured, copper engraved map o the Bishopric of Munster from volume 1 of Joan Blaeu's "Le theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas." Double page; folio; French text to verso.
Decorative title cartouche. Original colour; paper lightly toned.
Koeman1, Bl 16A [28*(V0]. 374 by 495mm (14¾ by 19½ inches).    €300

Hessen, Germany.

Blaeu, Guiljemus. Landgraviat de Hessen. "Hassia Landgraviatus." Amsterdam Apud Guiljelmum et Joahannem Blaeu. 1647
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Hessen from volume 1 of Joan Blaeu's "Le theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas." double page; folio; French text to verso.
Decorative title cartouche and scale ,both surrounded by hunters; two large coats of arms to upper right corner ; armorial shields [one uncoloured] to body of map. Original colour; paper lightly toned to margins, rust spot to lower left above scale; a few patches of light foxing mainly to left half of map,near scale and title.
Koeman1, Bl 16A 292(Ff) 450 by 555mm (17¾ by 21¾ inches).    €350

Hirschfeldt, Germany.

Blaeu, Guiljemus. Territoir del'Abbaye de Hirschfeldt. "Territororium Abbatiæ Heresfedensis. 't Stift Hirschfeldt." Amsterdam Apud Guiljelmum et Joahannem Blaeu. 1647
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Herschfeldt from volume 1 of Joan Blaeu's "Le theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas." Double page; folio; French text to verso.
Decorative title cartouche surmounted by coat of arms and putti. Original colour; paper lightly toned to margins.
Koeman1, Bl 16A [183(Ee)] 389 by 495mm (15¼ by 19½ inches).    €300

River maps: The Rhine and Meuse;

Blaeu, Guillaume & Jean. Batavia Vetus, sive Tractus Rheni, & Mosæ, Totiusque Vahallis, a divergio Rheni Gorcomium usque, cum terris adjacentibus Cliviæ, regno Neomgensi, & agro Bommeliano. "Tractus Rheni, & Mosæ, Totiusque Vahallis.... " Amsterdam Apud Guiljelmum et Joahannem Blaeu. 1647
Original coloured, copper engraved maps [2 on 1 plate] of the courses of the rivers Rhine and Meuse from Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus .Partis Prima pars Altera." Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
Strap work title cartouche to upper map, scale on plinth with figure and horses; strap work scale to lower map.

2 maps on one page showing the course of the major rivers Rhine, Waal and Maas from Gorinchem in the west to Rheinberck in Germany; the upper map shows the rivers from Gorinchem to Lobet and the lower map shows the continuation from Nijmegen to Rheinberck Original colour; light damp stain to edges of blank margins.
Koeman1, Bl 23A. 385 by 505mm (15¼ by 20 inches).    €400

Artois, Northern France.

Blaeu, Guillaume & Jean. Artesia Comitatus, vulgo Artois. " Artesia Comitatus. Artois" Amsterdam Apud Guiljelmum et Joahannem Blaeu. 1647
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Artois from Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus .Partis Prima pars Altera." Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
Strap work title cartouche with scale , flanked by putti and surmounted by coat of arms; compass rose, ship and large fish to sea.
The map shows the County of Artois, now Northen France, The are was to change hands through marriages and wars between France and the Hapsburg Netherlands throughout the middle ages.
Artois in the course of the Franco-Spanish War was conquered by the troops of King Louis XIII of France in 1640 and reverted to French rule by the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees. Bright original colour; light damp stain to lower edge of blank margin; small brown spot in upper blamk margin.
Koeman1, Bl 23A. 380 by 500mm (15 by 19¾ inches).    €200

Livonia, the Baltic States of Latvia and Estonia.

Blaeu, Guillaume & Jean. Livonia vulgo Lyfeland. "Livonia vulgo Lyfeland." Amsterdam Apud Johannem Guiljelmi F. Blaeu. c1645
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Livonia from Joan Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus ." Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
Decorative cartouche; ships to sea and shields with coats of arms to body of map.
The map shows the historical region of Livonia, present day Latvia and Estonia, on the Baltic Sea. Bright original outline colour; good impression dampstain to edges of lower blank margin, far from image.
Koeman1, Bl 23A. 387 by 506mm (15¼ by 20 inches).    €500

Northern Russia.

Blaeu, Guillaume & Jean. Moscoviæ Pars Sept. & Orient "Russiæ, vulgo Moscovia dicta Partes Septentrionalis et Orientalis." Amsterdam Apud Johannem Guiljelmi F. Blaeu. c1645
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Northern & Eastern Russia from Joan Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus ." Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
Strap work cartouche & scale; coat of arms; ship to sea and animals to body of map.
The map shows the Northern part of Russia from Finland to just beyond the Jenisej River and south to the Volga River including the cities of Jaroslavl, Niznij Novgorod, and Kazan, with Tobolsk to the Northeast. Bright original outline colour; good impression; small dampstains to upper edge and larger dampstains to lower blank margin, far from image.
Koeman1, Bl 23A. 420 by 542mm (16½ by 21¼ inches).    €450