- Lacks lower part w. title-cartouche.

"Asia, according to the best authorities." Engr. map w. handcol borders, circular title-cartouche, 31,7x34,7 cm., London, J. Cary, 1785. - AND 2 others, both late 18th/ 19th cent. engr. maps of Asia.

- Occas. trifle yellowed/ frayed/ dustsoiled; mostly fine.

= Including the engraved title (24x15 cm.) and plans of Sumatra and Java and of Bantam, views of a sea battle between the Dutch and the Portugese near Bantam and habits of natives.

AND 11 similar plans/ views of the Dutch edition of the same work: Historische Beschrijvinghe der seer wijt beroemde Coop-stadt Amsterdam (1614, on 9 textleafs, mostly duplicates of the above).

- Some vague waterstains in upper blank margin just touching the image.

AND 2 others, i.a. a similar map of Belgium: "Nouvelle Carte de la Province de Braband Meridional" (The Hague, C. van Baarsel, 1818).

= Van den Broecke 74; Van der Krogt/ Koeman IIIB, 3300:31A.2.

"Comitatus Flandriae Nova Tabula." Engr. map, dec. cartouche and coat of arms, 41,5x52,5 cm., Amst., H. Hondius, ±1640.

- Lacks sm. portion along middle fold; oblique fold in lower part. = Van der Krogt/ Koeman I, 3200:1B.1.

AND a sm. handcol. map of "Duché de Brabant" (surrounded by 12 inset plans and 1 bird's eye view of cities, ±1706).

= The second w. on verso a woodcut view of Arras.

AND 16 miscell. (steel-) engr. views of Belgium (mostly 19th cent.).

- Trifle yellowed; middle fold partly strengthened on verso. = Van der Krogt/ Koeman II, 3202:2.

"Namurcum comitatus". Contemp. handcol. engr. map by J. SURHON, 41x52 cm., Amst., idem, 1647 (yellowed in blank margins. Van der Krogt/ Koeman II, 3340:2.1 ). - AND 1 map by F. DE WIT: "Marchionatus Sacri Imperii et Dominii Mechelini Tabula".

- Doubled; sm. tears/ lacking portions near upper edge neatly restored.

= Van den Broecke 68; Van der Krogt/ Koeman IIIB, 3340:31.

AND another map of the same region: "Namurcum comitatus" (H. Hondius, early 17th cent.).

= Rare attractive map w. many decorative elements.

AND a title-engraving from the same work: "Provincia de Flandria".

- Slightly yellowed. = Rare view of the siege of Antwerp. Not in F.M.

AND another engraving with the same subject by C. DECKER (±1700. F.M. 911a).

- Left and right margin of worldmap trimmed to the border line and restored (remargined) and sl. wormholed in South-Pole on right hand; of the other engr. maps w. illustrated borders Poortman/ Augusteijn no. 3 and 5 are dam. in margin (w. loss of image); all maps are strengthened on folds and mostly also have strengthened margins (partly still w. some fraying); most maps yellowed/ browned on folds.

= Poortman/ Augusteijn chapter 21, no. 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5 and 6 (ills. 72, 73, 75, 78, 79, 80 and 82). The 1st state (of 3) of the second series of bible maps by Petrus Plancius, published in ±1604. This second series is an adaptation of the first series by Plancius and Doetecom (the worldmap was left unaltered) (see Poortman/ Augustijn, chapter 18). On the worldmap see Shirley 177. Very rare series. SEE ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE LXXXII.

BOUND IN: Biblia, Dat is: De gantsche H. Schrifture, vervattende alle de Canonijcke Boecken des Ouden en des Nieuwen Testaments. Leyden, P.A. van Ravesteyn for Weduwe ende Erfgenamen van wijlen Hillebrant Jacobsz. van Wouw, (1639), 4 parts in 1 vol., (48),288; 27,(2),138; (1 blank),(2),166,(12 index); (4),76 lvs., engr. general title-p., 19th cent. blindst. calf over wooden covers, 2 brass clasps and catches, 4 brass corner pieces on both covers, folio.