CARTE DE LA RADE DE DUNKERQUE ET SES BANCS. An engraved chart showing the water off Dunkirk. Title panel. 6 1/2 x 9 inches. Original blue outline and wash colouring. Good condition.
From Le Petit Atlas Maritime.
15555 Artois, Abraham Ortelius 1595. Price: 120.00
ATREBATUM REGIONIS VERA DESCRIPTIO. A fine early engraved map of the region, embellished with two decorative cartouches. 19 x 15 inches, 490 x 380 mm. Uncoloured. Latin text on verso. Good clean crisp condition.
From the Theatrum.
27147 Lille, Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg, c.1600. Price: 300.00
LILLE. A fine 17th century bird's eye view plan of the town with three costumed figures in the foreground. The title appears across the top of the plan whilst a large decporative cartouche displays the key. Two coats of arms. French text on verso. 17 x 13 inches, 427 x 325 mm. SUPERB EARLY HAND COLOURING. Fine clean conditon with wide blank margins.
From Civitates Orbis Terrarum
21681 Artois, Johann Baptist Homann, c,1760. Price: 85.00
CARTE D'ARTOIS ET SES ENVIRONS VEL MAPPA SPECIALIS COMITATUS ARTESIAE... A good detailed map of the region. The title appears within a large uncoloured decorative cartouche with two female figures, putti and hounds. Attribution to G. de L'Isle. 22 1/2 x 19 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Good condition.
22617 Artois, Willem J. Blaeu, c.1650. Price: 90.00
ARTESIA COMITATUS. ARTOIS. A good 17th century map of the region. The title and scales are displayed within a decorative cartouche with putti. Ship, compass rose and sea monster. 19 1/2 x 15 inches. Uncoloured. French text on verso. Good condition.
GEOGRAPHICA ARTESIAE COMITATUS TABULA PER NICOLAUM VISSCHER. A good engraved map of the region. Decorative title cartouche with the royal arms and four putti. Scaleand explanantion cartouche showing a putti by a water fountain. 22 x 18 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.
22620 Cambrai, Willem J. Blaeu, 1631. Price: 90.00
ARSCHIEPISCOPATUS CAMERACENSIS. ARCHEVESCHE DE CAMBRAY. A 17th century engraved map centred on Cambrai with the towns of Douai and Valenciennes. Embellished with three decorative cartouches and a coat of arms. Latin text on verso. Slit at the bottom of the centre fold, otherwise good condition. Uncoloured.
An untitled map showing the towns of Douai, Valenciennes, Bouchain and Cambrai. Imprint of Nicolaes Visscher. 18 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches. Full original outline and wash hand colouring. Good codition.
From Visscher's Atlas Minor.
22622 Aire, Joan Blaeu, 1649. Price: 92.00
PERFECTE ASBEEDING VAN DE STERCKE STAT AYRE OFTE ARIEN... PLAN D'AYRE AVEC SEZ FORTS LIGNES DE CIRCONVALATIONS.... 1641. An interesting engraved map showing the fortifications of Aire and the other fortifications. Title cartouche and two explanation cartouches. Inset map of part of Artois and Flanders with figures of two fishermen as well as weapons. Scale with figure of a soldier. 20 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches. Uncoloured. Latin text on verso.
From Novum ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium Belgicae Foederate.
22920 Bailleul, Joan Blaeu, 1649. Price: 130.00
BALLIOLUM VULGO BELLE. A good 17th century bird's eye view of this town situated just inland of Dunkirk. Across the to of the plan is a perspective view of the town. The map is further embellished with an inset map of the region, two coats of arms and panel with a key. 21 x 16 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Latin text on verso. Good conditon.
From Novum ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium Belgicae Foederate.
25594 Cambrai, Luigi Guicciardini, 1582. Price: 90.00
CAMBRAY. An intresrting early bird’s eye view of the town. Decoraive centrel title cartouche. Figure of lady and gentleman with dog in foreground. 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Split at the top of the centre fold just in the blank margin.
From Description de Touts les Pais-Bas autrement appelles la Germamie Inferieure ou Basse Allemagne.
