Chios, Northern Aegean.

Bertius, Petrus/ Pieter. Petrus Kaerius/Peiter van der Keere & Jodicus Hondius I. "Scio". Frankfurt am Main, Matthias Becker for Heinrich Lorenzen. 1612.
Copper engraved map of Chios, from " Petri Bertii Geographischer eyn oder zusammengezogner tabeln fünff untershiedliche bücher". German text to verso. Good impression, head line and page number trimmed.
Zacharakis 1844/1219 under Langenes. B; Koeman: Lan 10. 89 by 127mm (3½ by 5 inches).    €200

Chios/Scio, Northern Aegean.

Bertius, Petrus/ Pieter. Jodicus Hondius II. "Scio", "Descriptio Chii Ins. " Amsterdam Jodicus Hondius Jr. 1616
Copper engraved map ofChios, by Hondius from Petrus Bertius :"Tabularum geographicum contractarum libri septum. " Decorative cartouche. sea monster and tireme. Latin text to verso describing the succeeding map. Dark impression. Light dampstaining to lower, blank, margin
Zacharakis 374/239; Koeman: Lan 11. 95 by 133mm (3¾ by 5¼ inches).    €200

Macedonia Epirus and Achaia, Continental Greece.

Blaeu, Guiljelmus. Macadonia, Epirus & Achaia. "Macadonia, Epirus et Achaia." Amsterdam Joahannes and Cornelius Blaeu. 1640
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Continental Greece from volume 3 of Joan Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive Atlas novus. Pars Tertia" Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
The map shows Continental Greece from Albania to the Corinthian Gulf, naming the regions of Macedonia, Epirus and Achaia amongst others. Macedonia includes the whole plain of Thessally; Mount Athos and Thessalonika in the region of Iamboli; the Ionian Islands and Euboa with the Northern Sporades and Skyros. Decorative old coloured title cartouche; scale; ship to sea. Original colour; lightly toned with some spotting worse to margins, one darker spot to sea outside Pireus; tiny wormholes to side margins.
Zacharakis;387/248; Koeman1, Bl 36A [273/C] 423 by 497mm (16¾ by 19½ inches).    €650

Macedonia Epirus and Achaia, Continental Greece.

Blaeu, Guiljelmus. Macadonia, Epirus & Achaia. "Macadonia, Epirus et Achaia." Amsterdam Joahannes and Cornelius Blaeu. 1642
Copper engraved map of Continental Greece from volume 3 of Joan Blaeu's "Novus Atlas" Double page; folio; black & white; German text to verso.
The map shows Continental Greece from Albania to the Corinthian Gulf, naming the regions of Macedonia, Epirus and Achaia amongst others. Macedonia includes the whole plain of Thessally; Mount Athos and Thessalonika in the region of Iamboli; the Ionian Islands and Euboa with the Northern Sporades and Skyros. Decorative title cartouche; scale; ship to sea. Dark impression; clean with very minor spotting to margins.
Zacharakis;387/248; Koeman1, Bl 41A [273/C] 423 by 497mm (16¾ by 19½ inches).    €600

Limnos, Northern Aegean.

Boschini, Marco. Limnos. "Stalimine" Venice. Niccolini, Francesco. 1658
Copper engraved map of Limnos from Boschini's "L'Archipelago con tutte Isole, scolgio secche, e bassi fondi, con i mare, golfi, seni, porti, citta e' castelli. " Italian text to succeeding map to verso. Modern hand colour. Good impression; slight show through of text from verso; modern hand colour; mounted.
Blackmer :172; Zacharakis:584/386 175 by 116mm (7 by 4½ inches).    €450

Ikaria, Northern Aegean.

Boschini, Marco. Ikaria. "SNicaria" Venice Niccolini, Francesco 1658
Copper engraved map ofIkaria from "L'Archipelago con tutte Isole, scolgio secche, e bassi fondi, con i mare, golfi, seni, porti, citta e' castelli. " Italian text to succeeding map to verso. Modern hand colour. Good impression; slight show through of text from verso; modern hand colour; mounted.
Blackmer :172; Zacharakis:579/381 175 by 116mm (7 by 4½ inches).    €450

Chios Town, Capital of the Island, North Aegean.

Braun & Hogenberg. Frans Hogenberg & Simon Novellanus` Chios. "Chios Maris Aegæ ieiusdem nominis Insulae Civitas.." Cologne G von Kempen 1588
Copper engraved view of Chios from the fourth volume of Braun & Hogenberg's "Civitas Orbis Terrarum." Latin text to verso; black & white as issued.
The engraving shows the port and capital of Chios, seen from the east in a bird's-eye view. The town is represented as divided into the strongly fortified Byzantine Kastro and the town itself, which is defended on the landward side by massive watchtowers with a moat and a drawbridge.
Windmills line the coast; A canon fire s out to sea from a tower on the sea wall; numerous ships and galleys.
Decorative title cartouche

The city is often locally referred to as "Chora" (Χώρα; literally meaning "town") or "Kastro" (Κάστρο) to distinguish it from the entirety of the island with which it shares the name.
Originally the site of an ancient settlement, the town was first built at the north side of a natural harbour. By the 16th century, the walled town had been further fortified by successive rulers into a massive medieval castle, the "Kastro". Good Impression; occasional spotting , one dark above windmill in upper right; crease near centrefold; Map number reversed on verso 75 rather than 57.
Keoman vol2; B&H 4/57. 320 by 464mm (12½ by 18¼ inches).    €1200

Decorative map of Euboa,with a view of Chalkis.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Map of Euboa with a view of Chalkis. "Regno di negroponte...". Venice CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1692-7
Large double page copper engraved plate with a map of Euboa and view of Chalkis/ Negroponte from CORONELLI's "Corso Geographico Universale." of 1692. Black & white; verso blank.
The large decorative map is surrounded by an ornate baroque border. The map is engraved as if upon a drape or curtain, being held aloft by a putti to reveal a view of the city of Negroponte or Chalkida, showing the narrow straits with the castle. The Lion of Venice stands in the foreground.
Euboa was held by the Venetians and the Veronese after the Fourth Crusade with Chalcis in the hands of the Venetians, The island fell to the Ottomans in in 1470 after a long siege. As an important trade port for the Venetians they attempted to regain Negroponte in 1688 but were held off by the Ottomans. Dark impression on thick laid paper; 5 wormholes at centrefold and another top left close to edge of plate; printed slightly crooked on page hence upper margin short [approx. 3-10mm]; slight browning to centrefold due to glue of guard and browning to extreme edges.
Zacharakis; 1091/676. 460 by 610mm (18 by 24 inches).    €1200

Northern Archipelago/Aegaen

Dapper, Olfert Jacob van Meurs after Laurenberg Northern Aegean. "Insularum Archipelagi Septrionalis seu Maris Ægæi/ accurata delinato" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved double page[ folio] map showing the Northern Aegean and the Islands, with the coast of Thrace to north and of Natolia [modern Turkey] to the East.
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688.
decorative cartouch and scale. Verso blank. Dark impression. lower margin short; Repaired tear to upper centre fold. Slight dampstaining to lower margin just entering engraved area. Slight offsetting.
Zacharakis1295/879 292 by 370mm (11½ by 14½ inches).    €400

Samos & Chios, Northern Aegean

Dapper, Olfert "Samos" & "Sio" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
2 Copper engraved maps of Samos and Chios on one page.
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, verso, blank. Dark impression with good margins. old reinforcement to verso between the 2 maps.
Zacharakis 1304/888 265 by 172mm (10½ by 6¾ inches).    €450