21490 Westphalia, G. Mercator / Jan Jansson, c.1634. Price 65.00

WESTPHALIAE TABULA II. An early engraved map including the regions of Osnabruck, Munster and Paderborn. Two cartouches display the title and scale. 7 x 5 1/4 inches, 180 x 140 mm. German text on verso. Hand coloured. Good condition.

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21522 Westphalia, B. Williams, 1771. Price: 34.00

A NEW MAP OF THE CIRCLE OF WESTPHALIA, &C. DRAWN FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES. A map engraved by B. Williams. Embellished with a rococo title cartouche and two scales. References. 7 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

27131 Wesel, Georg Braun & Franz Hogenburg, c.1600. Price: 260.00

HERMANNUS HAMMELMAN WESALIA IN DUCATU CLIVENSI URBS.... A fine 16th century bird's eye view of the town. Embellished with a decorative title cartouche and two coats of arms. 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, 475 x 340 mm. French text on verso. Original hand colouring. Slight vertical crease to the right of the centre fold.

From Civitates Orbis Terrarum

27677 Westphalia, Alexis H. Jaillot, c.1710. Price: 130.00

LE CERCLE DE WESTPHALIE DIVISE EN TOUS SES ESTATS ET SOUVERAINETES PAR LE SANSON..... A fine large engraved map of Westphalia. Engraved by CordierThe title which is dated 1693 is displayed within an uncoloured decorative carouche. The scales appear in a second uncoloured cartouche. 18 x 25 1/2 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good clean conditon with good blank margins.

Originally Westphalia was a part of the Duchy of Saxony, until it was elevated to the rank of a duchy by Emperor Barbarossa in 1180. The Duchy of Westphalia comprised only a small area south of the Lippe River.
There was a Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813. It was founded by Napoleon and was a French vassal state. This state only shared the name with the historical region, it contained mostly Hessian and Eastphalian regions and only a relatively small part of Westphalia.
After 1813, Westphalia became a province of Prussia. The northernmost portions of the former Westphalia, including the town of Osnabrück, had become part of the states of Hanover and Oldenburg.
The present state of North Rhine-Westphalia is composed of the former Prussian province of Westphalia, the northern half of the former Prussian Rhine Province, and the former state of Lippe.

29116 Circle of the Upper Rhine, G. Rollos, 1760. Price: 24.00

AN ACCURATE MAP OF THE CIRCLE OF THE UPPER RHINE FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES. An engraved maps embellished with a rococo title cartouche. The imprint of Rollos appears beneath the map. 11 x 7 1/2 inches. Uncoloured. Good clean condition.