- A few closed tears (mainly on central fold); yellowed (except for the area surrounding the central fold which is irregularly white); a few sm. thin spots.
= Finely engraved wind chart, surrounded by wind heads. The wind heads are arranged in successive ages from young to old, and four large heads, blowing winds on the compass and seasons. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXI.
- Trifle yellowed. Otherwise fine.
- Folds as issued; neatly closed wormholes.
= Third state (of 4), showing the outline of the southerly landmasses in Antarctica.
= A prominent feature of the map is the division within the world by religion (Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Paganism) and skin colour (white, brown, yellow and olive).
"Mappe-monde". Engr. double-hemisphere worldmap, 27x44 cm., Paris, R. Vaugondy and Delamarche, 1795 (annot. in pen and ink in lower margin; sl. foxed). - ADDED: 3 (engr.) maps, of the North and South Pole (early 20th cent.) and of Europe (late 18th cent.).
- Trimmed within lower platemark to borderline below text; middle fold and horizontal fold flattened and partly strengthened w. strips of paper on verso and w. some sm. closed tears/ tiny holes; yellowed.
= Decorative and unusual worldmap, the left hemisphere, "Hemisphere Maritime" (showing mostly oceans), with a tilted southern and the right, "Hemisphere Terrestre" (showing most of the continents), with a tilted northern polar projection.
- Some restorations to outer blank margins and along middle fold; nevertheless fine.
= Shirley 486. This rare and highly sought after decorative map features i.a. California as an island. The map is geographically based on the elder Visscher's map of 1658. The exact date of its first appearance is uncertain. But according to Shirley it was probably produced by Nicolas Visscher II after his father's death in 1679. This is the second state with "cum Privilegio Ordin: General: Belgii Foederati" printed below the title, probably from Van Keulen's 1695 atlas. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXII.
- A few sm. tears in outer blank margins; neatly restored along middle fold at foot of fold; nevertheless an attractive map.
= Shirley 513: "[The Keur family's] folio bible of 1682 has a finely executed general map in two hemispheres with the same corner decorations as in the Visscher-Berchem map of 1658 (...). Instead of the north and south polar circles there are astronomical diagrams (...)." The diagrams are still captioned "Polus A(nta)rcticus". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXII.
- Neatly backed w. laid paper; middle fold flattened; trifle spotted.
= Shirley 639: "The two main hemispheres are cartographically up-to-date and show the routes of explorers, including Magellan, Dampier, Tasman, Gaetani and Chaumont. Nova Britannia, an island separately adjacent from New Guinea, is shown with an inscription saying that it was discovered by Dampier in 1700. Encircling the hemispheres are markings of the winds and climates, and set around the border are no less than twenty-six smaller astronomical diagrams and hemispheres of the world according to different projections. In addition there are two larger celestial hemispheres and, at the bottom, a panorama illustrating tempests, earthquakes, tides, vortices, etc. Below there is textual commentary on the natural phenomena depicted." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIII.
- Ample margins; formely folded; a few tiny holes closed w. paper on verso.
= Rare print showing 10 stages of life, each accomp. by a two-line verse, incl. "Hier seht in meinen Kinder Jahren hab ich daß Reuten schon erfahren." and "Ach wan schenckt Zeit und Glücke uns beyden Frohe sterbens Blicke." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIII.
- Several tears closed on verso; sl. creased; corners sl. soiled.
= Rare print showing 13 Christian prophets, aged very old to relatively young, i.a. Henoch (367 years), Matuselem (969), Noach (950), Abraham (175). Cf. De Meyer, p.341.
- Laid down on red paper; formerly folded; some sm. holes in image.
= Rare. Image resembles lithogr. catchpenny print "Das Stufenalter des Menschen (Nuremb., G.N. Renner and Schuster, ±1840). Cf. KVCS p.741, Felix (engraving) 61.
"De Twaalf Aartsvaderen, de Zonen Jacobs ziet, men hier ten Trappenrei gesteld met hunne namen (...)". Catchpenny print w. 1 large woodcut, thumbcol. w. blue, yellow and lilac, 2-column letterpress text below, 37x26,3 cm., "N. 185", n.pl., n.publ., 2nd half 19th cent.
- Folded twice; frayed/ w. tears (some repaired w. tape on verso); lacks 3 corners.
= Cf. KVCS p.750, Glenisson 185; De Meyer, p.145f, 185.
- Formerly folded; some holes/ tears in image (2x closed w. sellotape on verso); sl. waterst.
= Rare woman's stages of life, showing women aged 0 to 100, with under the bridge a representation of the Last Judgement. KVCS p.776, De Lange 29; De Meyer p.205, 29.
- Formely folded; strengthened (1 hole repaired) w. paper on verso. = KVCS p.821, 47; De Meyer p.296, 47.
AND another catchpenny print "Stuffen des Menschlichen Alters" (handcol. engr., Nuremb.(?), 2nd half 18th cent. Trimmed just inside border line; corners w. pinholes. Rare).
- Doubled and margins strengthened; some closed tears; formely folded.
= Cf. KVCS p.750, Glenisson 162; De Meyer, p.144, 162.
AND 10 others similar (19th-20th cent.), incl. Les degrés des âges de l'homme (Pellerin & Cie, ±1875).
- All on brittle paper and w. repairs/ traces of former mounting on verso.
- Folded twice, otherwise very fine.
= "Deeze Beschryving is van Conrardus Clingius, Gods-geleerden van 't orden van S. Franciscus, die leefde in 't jaer 1550, welke beschryving is goedgekeurd door den H. Carolus Borromaeus in zyn Tractaet tegen het Dansen (...)." (subtitle). KVCS 15; De Meyer p.89, no.15. Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIV.
AND 4 others, incl. 2 other Brepols prints, i.a. "Vermaeninge Dat men behoort zyn zelven te doen inschryven in het Broederschap van het heylig Roosen-kransken" (large central stencil-col. woodcut, surrounded by letterpress text within woodcut borders. KVCS 53; De Meyer p.90, no.53).
- Some folds and creases. = Cf. KVSC p.746, 11 (Glenisson).
- AND 13 other catchpenny prints, i.a. "Ziet knaepjes, ten geschenk een nieuwe fraeije prent, En zorgt dat ge weldra hiervan de letters kent" (n.96, w. 12 handcol. woodcut ills., without address); "Hier is thans veel vreugd te vinden, als gy zie aan deze vrienden (...)" (8 handcol. woodcut ills., without address); "ABC 2e deel. No.95" (w. 12 handcol. woodengr. plates, without addres) and "Laat ons dat incroijable leven, een schets van 'smenschen dwaasheid geven" (N.173, w. 8 handcol. woodengr. ills., without address).
- All on brittle paper and w. repairs/ traces of former mounting on verso.
- Foxed and folded twice; right margin sl. irregularly cut
= Woodcut with caption below reading "In de Wyk van No. 31" shows a view of the Dam square, Amsterdam, with the garbage waggon (numbered "31") crossing the square. The verse printed below the woodcut is signed in letterpress: "Philip Otte, de Karreman van deze Wyk." Scarce.
- Formerly folded; folds strengthened on verso and w. sm. closed holes; sl. soiled.
= KVCS p.764, 13; De Meyer, p.171 (Hoffers 13). Showing the seasons of the year in combination with the stages of human life.
AND 9 other catchpenny prints, i.a. "Tafereelen uit het leven van Robinson Crusoe" (Gorinchem, J. Noorduijn); "Hier ziet gij menig schoon tafreel van trouw, beleid en moed, En hoe ons dierbaar Vaderland door God soms werd behoed" (Gorinchem, J. Noorduijn, w. 12 handcol. woodcut ills.) and "De Amsterdamse Kermis Vreugd n 81" (without address).
- All on brittle paper and w. repairs/ traces of former mounting on verso.