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SCAN2089

Cartographer: Waldseemuller/Fries
Title: : Norbegia & Gottia
Date: 1541 Size: 18 x 12 inches
Published: Vienne
Description: Rare early woodcut of Scandinavia, one of the earliest maps to focus on the region. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland are mostly recognizable, though extremely distorted.
Map Ref: SCAN2089

SCAN2497

Cartographer: Petrus Bertius
Title: : Descriptio Norwegia et Sveciae
Date: 1616 Size: 5 x 4 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Early miniature map of Northern Europe, particularly Scandinavia, Britain, Greenland, and the North Atlantic. Coloured.
Map Ref: SCAN2497

SCAN2403

Cartographer: Samuel Purchas
Title: : Svecia et Norwegia etc.
Date: 1625 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: London
Description: Sweden, Norway & Finland. Early map of Scandinavia with decorative cartouche, sea monster and ship. Strong impression.
Map Ref: SCAN2403

SCAN2489

Cartographer: Mercator Hondius
Title: : Norvegia et Suecia
Date: 1651 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Norway, Sweden & Finland. Reduced version of Gerard Mercator's map of Scandinavia published in the German 1651 edition of the 'Atlas Minor' by Hondius & Jansson. Coloured.
Map Ref: SCAN2489

SCAN2148

Cartographer: C. & N. Visscher
Title: : Sueciae et Norvegiae
Date: c. 1660 Size: 21 x 18 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Scandinavia. Magnificent title cartouche decorated with Coats of Arms. Small repair to lower centrefold. Original colour.
Map Ref: SCAN2148

SCAN2534

Cartographer: Jan Jansson
Title: : Dania Suecia et Norvegia
Date: 1661 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Baltic States. Coloured.
Map Ref: SCAN2534

SCAN2266

Cartographer: Willem & Jan Blaeu
Title: : Svecia, Dania, et Norvegia, Regna Europae Septentrionalia
Date: 1667 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (including the Grand Duchy of Finland). Magnificent cartouche and swash lettering. French text on verso. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: SCAN2266

SCAN1967

Cartographer: Pierre Duval
Title: : Norvege et Svede
Date: c. 1680 Size: 7 x 5 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Early map of Norway, Sweden, and Finland showing the shape of Scandinavia oddly distorted, though the topographical detail is quite good for the period. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: SCAN1967

SCAN2224

Cartographer: Nicolas & Guillaume Sanson
Title: : Scandinavie ou sont les Etats de Danemark, de Svede &c.
Date: 1683 Size: 10 x 7 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Decorative map of Scandinavia with a handsome title cartouche and French descriptive text on the verso. Coloured.
Map Ref: SCAN2224

SCAN2472

Cartographer: Robert Morden
Title: : Sweden and Norway
Date: 1688 Size: 4 x 5 inches
Published: London
Description: Scandinavia. Miniature map with English descriptive text on the verso. Coloured.
Map Ref: SCAN2472

SCAN2092

Cartographer: Johannes van Keulen
Title: : Nieuwe Paskaart vunde Gebeck Oosterzé en Noortzé, Schip-vaart
Date: c. 1690 Size: 22 x 20 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Beautiful sea chart of the North Atlantic, encompassing Scandinavia, northern Russia, Iceland, Britain, and Greenland. Coloured.
Map Ref: SCAN2092

SCAN1617

Cartographer: Frederick De Wit
Title: : Scandinaviae Tabula comprehendens Regnorum Sueciae Daniae et Norvegiae
Date: c. 1690 Size: 23 x 20 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Scandinavia. Splendid cartouche. Original colour.
Map Ref: SCAN1617

SCAN1395

Cartographer: Gerhard Valk
Title: : Scandinavia, vel Regna Septentrionalia, Suecia, Dania, et Norvegia
Date: c. 1700 Size: 19 x 23 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Decorative late-17th century map of Scandinavia featuring extremely jagged coastlines and other geographical errors. Coloured.
Map Ref: SCAN1395

SCAN2517

Cartographer: Pierre Mortier
Title: : Carte de la Mer Baltique Contenant les Bancs, Isles et Costes comprises entre l'Isle de Zelande et l'Extremite du Golfe de Finlande
Date: 1708 Size: 34 x 23 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Sumptuous example of Mortier's chart of the Baltic Sea, from Copenhagen in the west to St Petersburg in the east. Large inset of Gdansk (Danzig). Magnificent original hand colour. (BC)
Map Ref: SCAN2517

SCAN2315

Cartographer: Johann Baptist Homann
Title: : Scandinavia complectens Sieciae, Daniae & Norvegiae Regna
Date: c. 1710 Size: 23 x 19 inches
Published: Nuremberg
Description: Scandinavia. Striking map in original colour.
Map Ref: SCAN2315

SCAN2249

Cartographer: Pieter van der Aa
Title: : Scandinavie Septentrionale ou Couronnes du Nord
Date: 1713 Size: 15 x 10 inches
Published: Leiden
Description: Charming map of Northern Scandinavia with a faux-frame border and an elaborate title cartouche depicting life in the Arctic. Coloured.
Map Ref: SCAN2249

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