17th Century Prints

1678 Baroque Dressage Training Horse at the Pillar – Georg Simon Winter This original hand-coloured copperplate engraving depicts an advanced riding-school exercise from one of the ...

This original engraving titled "'t Huys van Niel" (also known as "Praetorium de Niele") depicts a historic building located in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. This copperplate engr...

Antique map titled 'Africa Nova Tabula Auct Jud. Hondio'. Beautiful and rare paneled map of Africa, Based Upon Hondius' map. The first derivative of the map was issued separately by ...

This detailed copper engraving is from Arnoldus Montanus' "Die Unbekannte Neue Welt oder Beschreibung des Welt-teils Amerika und des Sud-Landes," which offers a glimpse into the cere...

Title: Rare Large 1650 Copper Engraving Depicting the Naval Battle of Gibraltar, 1607 Description: This rare and exceptionally large copper engraving, measuring 32 x 85 cm, capture...

Antique map titled 'Novissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula, Auctore Nicolao Visscher'. Gorgeous example of Nicholas Visscher's World map, which appeared...

Rivinus botanicals: Anonis, Hedysarum & Genista hispanica, Leipzig, 1690s Set of three late-17th/early-18th-century botanical copper engravings with period hand-colour, attributed t...

Antique map titled 'Isle d'Auphine, communement Nommée par les Europeens Madagascar, et St. Laurens, et par les Habitans du pays Madecase'. Beautiful map of Madagascar...

Title: "Veue des Dardanelles de Constantinople, 1693" Description: This historical copper engraving, crafted by Nicholas de Fer between 1646 and 1720 in Paris, is a remarkable depic...

Jonstonus Friesian and Hungarian Horses Engraving, 1650 Description: Original antique copper engraving depicting two European horse breeds: the Friesian horse (“Equus Frisicus – Frisisch Pferd”) and the Pannonian or Hungarian horse (“Equus Pannonicus sive Hungaric – Hungarisches Pferd”). The upper composition shows the powerful Friesian horse standing in profile, distinguished by its heavy build, long flowing mane and feathered legs. Below, the Hungarian horse is represented in a dramatic rearing pose, creating a particularly lively and decorative equestrian composition. The engraving was published in Joannes Jonstonus’ important Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus, Frankfurt am Main, 1650. The work was issued by the heirs of Matthäus Merian and forms part of Jonstonus’ celebrated multi-volume natural history of animals. Joannes Jonstonus (1603–1675), also known as John Johnston or Jan Jonston, was a Polish-born physician, naturalist and scholar. His extensive natural-history publications were among the important illustrated zoological works of the 17th century, preceding the systematic classification of Linnaeus by more than a century. From the first edition of Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus, published in Frankfurt by the Merian publishing house in 1650. Plate II, titled within the engraving: “Equus Frisicus – Frisisch Pferd” “Equus Pannonicus sive Hungaric – Hungarisches Pferd” A beautiful early representation of the Friesian horse and an appealing decorative work for an equestrian, country-house or natural-history collection. Joannes Jonstonus (1603–1675) Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus Frankfurt am Main Published by the heirs of Matthäus Merian 1650 Original copper engraving Plate II This is an original antique print published in 1650, not a modern reproduction. Condition: Good antique condition with overall age-related toning, scattered spotting and surface marks. Noticeable old staining and discoloration to the lower left corner and margin. Minor handling creases and wear along the sheet edges. The engraved image remains strong and well defined. Please study the photographs carefully as they form part of the condition description. Period Mid-17th Century Style Baroque Natural History Equestrian Subject Friesian Horse Hungarian Horse Equestrian Horses Natural History Zoology Frisian Keywords: Joannes Jonstonus, John Johnston, Jan Jonston, Matthäus Merian, Merian, Friesian horse, Frisian horse, Friesisch Pferd, Equus Frisicus, Hungarian horse, Pannonian horse, Equus Pannonicus, horse engraving, antique horse print, equestrian engraving, equestrian art, horse wall art...

This detailed copper engraving originates from Arnoldus Montanus' "Die Unbekannte Neue Welt oder Beschreibung des Welt-teils Amerika und des Sud-Landes", depicting a ceremonial gathering in New Spain...

Baroque Garden and Palace near Vienna – Antique Architectural Engraving, 1649 This is a beautifully detailed 17th-century engraving, depicting a formal Baroque garden layout in Vien...

Rivinus botanicals: Cracca, Lotus lybica & Foenugracum, Leipzig, 1690s Set of three late-17th/early-18th-century botanical copper engravings with period hand-colour, attributed ...

TITLE Gerhard Coch, Peace of Westphalia & Hanseatic Diplomat Portrait, 1652 DESCRIPTION Original mid-17th-century portrait engraving of Gerhard Coch (1601–1660), German jurist, Br...

Panoramic View of Isfahan in the Late 17th Century by J.C. Haffner The translation of the German text on the engraving: "A. The Meidan or Great Market and Promenade Square in front...

An engraving after van Dyck of Hendrick van Steenwyck, circa 1645. Engraved by Paulus Pontius (Du Pont, c.1603-1658), after Anthony van Dyck (c. 1599-1641). Sight: 7 ½ by 10 ½ inch...

A rare and visually compelling suite of three Renaissance-period engravings, likely originating from a Central European historical or dynastic publication produced in the late 16th o...

All by Basilius Besler { 1561-1629] Besler was an apothecary and botanist and managed the gardens of Bishop Johann Conrad of Eichstatt, Germany. Besler created 'Hortus Eystettensis a...

Antique print titled 'Gotzenhaus ausserhalb Sackai - De Groote Tempel buyten Saccay'. View of the great Temple in Osaka. Includes key to the various locations. This print originates ...

Prospect of the Grand Signior’s Seraglio from Galata – Constantinople, 1673 This rare and atmospheric 17th-century copper engraving titled Prospect of the Grand Signiors Seraglio fr...

Antique print titled 'Vaisseau Royal de l'Angleterre, Konincklyke Schip van Engeland'. Beautiful hand-coloured engraving of the Royal Flagship of the English Fleet. Originally publis...

A decorative set of six original copperplate engravings of Baroque fountain designs from Georg Andreas Böckler's Architectura Curiosa Nova, published in Nuremberg by Paulus Fürst in ...

Map of Scotland by Coronelli, c.1690 – “Scozia A.P. Coronelli” This finely engraved and hand-colored map depicts Scotland, titled Scozia A.P. Coronelli, produced by the renowned Ven...

Untitled print of an Arab Moor man playing a stringed instrument 105: Mural in St. Marc's church: the left a painting of the Archangel Michael, said to be painted by S. Lucas. This...

Étienne Dupérac (French, 1535-1604) A pair of etchings from I vestigi dell'antichita di Roma raccolti et ritratti in perspettiva depicting ruins of Ancient Rome, including the Temp...

Antique print titled 'Provincie Pegu incola (..) - Incola ex Insulis Moluco (..) - Penequais familiae (..)'. Old print showing various figures including a man from Pegu, a man fr...

Rivinus botanicals: Cracca, Genista & Coronilla, Leipzig, 1690s (set of 3) Set of three late-17th/early-18th-century botanical copper engravings with period hand-colour, attribu...

Antique map titled 'India quae Orientalis dicitur et Insulae Adiacentes'. Beautiful map of Southeast Asia, extending from India to Tibet to Japan to New Guinea. It was the first po...

Title: African Amazon and Amazon River Warrior, Hand-Colored Costume Engraving, 1806 Description: An original hand-colored engraving published in 1806 depicting two highly imaginati...

Title: "Cornucopia of India: Pineapples, Betel, Date Palms, Soursop, and Mangoes in De Bry's 1601 Engraving" Description: This 1601 engraving by Theodore de Bry displays a rich arra...

A pair of 17th century Chinese Huaniaohua paintings created in 1665 with the watercolor mixture Gouche. The pair showcases beautiful floral scenes in the centuries old tradition of...

A pair of fine engravings of two Swedish monarchs by Samuel Blessendorf for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden, in antique birch frames, 1663 and 1696. Engravings of Swedish King Karl X Gustav (b. 1622 - d. 1660) dated 1663 and his successor, King Karl XI (b. 1655 - d. 1697) from 1696 by Samuel Blessendorf, a Prussian enamel painter and engraver, born in Berlin in 1670. He designed and engraved these portraits for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden by Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694), Historiographer to King Karl X of Sweden. Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (b 1632 – d 1694) was a German jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian. He was born Samuel Pufendorf and ennobled in 1684 when he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months before his death at age 62. Among his achievements are his commentaries and revisions of the natural law theories of Thomas Hobbes...

The engraving depicts a historical execution scene, likely related to religious persecution. Below is a detailed description and analysis of the image and text: The text at the bott...

Rivinus botanicals: Trifolium, “Gula / degener” & Lotus tetragonolobos, Leipzig, 1690s Set of three late-17th/early-18th-century botanical copper engravings with period hand-col...

Antique print, titled: 'Namkun of Nankang' View of the Chinese city of Nanjing with its ramparts. Behind the city wall a pagoda can be seen. On the fore...

Antique Portrait François Véron 1648, Jesuit Theologian Engraving Description: A finely engraved and historically compelling portrait of François Véron (ca. 1575–1649), a prominent ...

Title: "New World Flora: Aloe, Maguey, and Mexican Plants in De Bry's 1601 Work" Description: This engraving by Theodore de Bry from 1601 offers a detai...

Title: "L'Afrique, ou Lybie ulterieure ou sont le Saara, ou Desert, le pays des negres, la Guinee, et les Pays circonv. Tirée en partie de Sanut, et de l'Arabe de Nubie; en partie de diverses Cartes veües jusques a present". Handsome map of Western Africa filled with information, much of it spurious, in the Sahara Desert, the Niger River and the coast of Guinea. Of particular interest are several incomplete rivers in the desert regions that appear and then disappear. The map is beautifully engraved with a title cartouche fashioned in the form of an oriental carpet. The map shows a fantastic level of detail near the coastlines, which extends into legend and Ptolemaic myth in the interior of the continent. Detail is particularly extensive in Guinea and the Gold and Ivory Coasts. The Niger River is traced to its Malian lakes. The Mediterranean is barely visible in the northern part of the map. This map incorporates the discoveries made by Samuel Blommaert, who was director of the Dutch West Indies Company, in addition to traveling extensively to Africa and settling the oldest land deed...

Antique map titled 'Novus Brasiliae Typus'. Fine old color example of Blaeu's first map of Brazil, with north oriented to the right. Includes inset map of Baya de todos Santos, elaborate cartouche, 2 compass roses and richly embellished vignettes of native Brazilian life and animals. The interior of the map includes vignettes of indigenous animals and native scenes, including cannibalism. Inset within a decorative border is a small map of "Baya de todos Sanctos". In the sea are monsters, a galleon and two compass roses. The large title cartouche features a male and female Brazilian, both of whom are shown naked. Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prominent Dutch geographer and publisher. Born the son of a herring merchant, Blaeu chose not fish but mathematics and astronomy for his focus. He studied with the famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe...

Maiorana Syriaca sive Marum Syriacum – Origanum Syriacum Botanical Engraving c.1676 This antique botanical engraving features Origanum syriacum, also known as Bible hyssop, Lebanese...

An original antique hand colored plan of Dokkum, the little fortified town in the north east of Friesland, with a profile view of the town from across the fields set along the top of...

A set of three original antique copper engravings from the illustrated Ovid of Crispijn van de Passe, sold together and not separately. Each small landscape plate carries a scene fro...

A matched pair of original antique miniature maps of the two greatest islands of the Indonesian archipelago, sold together and not separately. Both were engraved on copper by Pieter ...

An original antique map of the British Isles engraved on copper and published in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius, dated in the imprint at the lower right: Amstelodami Ex Officina et su...

An original antique hand colored map of the French province of Maine, centered on the city of Le Mans and engraved on copper for the Amsterdam house of Blaeu. The title appears at th...

Description: Antique map titled 'Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Russiae vulgo Muscoviae Tabula'. Antique map of Western Russia and Ukraine, published by Justus Danckerts. The ma...

Rivinus botanicals: Natrix, Astragalus & Cytisus, Leipzig, 1690s (set of 3) Set of three late-17th/early-18th-century botanical copper engravings with period hand-colour, attrib...

Antique map titled 'Quarta pars Brabantiae cujus Sylvaducis Willebordus vanderBurgt desrib'. Highly detailed original antique map of the province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands. It shows the cities of 's-Hertogenbosch, Eindhoven and surroundings. Includes a decorative cartouche, 6 coats of arms, topped by winged cherubs and two larger coats of arms...

Bird’s-Eye View of Naples – Engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder c.1650 This antique print titled Neapolis offers a remarkable bird’s-eye perspective of Naples, Italy, as it appea...

Antique print, titled: 'Leoverdia.' This map shows Leoverdia (Leeuwarden). Bird's-eye view plan of Leeuwarden in The Netherlands, with key to locations and coats of arms. Text in...

This engraving depicts a group of Carthusian monks being executed, likely by hanging, in a gruesome scene reminiscent of the religious persecution during the Reformation. Here is a detailed analysis, a translated version of the text, and context for the engraving: The text at the bottom reads: "VMFRIDVS MIDELMOR, GULIELMUS EXMEY, ende verscheijden andere Carthuysers worden gehanghen." Translation: "Humphrey Middlemore, William Exmew, and various other Carthusians are hanged." The engraving depicts the martyrdom of Humphrey Middlemore, William Exmew, and several other Carthusian monks, who are shown being hanged. In the foreground, one monk lies dead or unconscious on a bench, while another man—likely the executioner—prepares a knife, suggesting the process of drawing and quartering. A large cauldron stands...

Beautiful bird's eye-view plan of the town of Duinkerken. From Ludovico Guicciardini.'s description of the Netherlands 'Beschrijvinghe van alle de Nederlanden anderssins ghenoemt Ned...

Andrea Doria Portrait, Atrium Heroicum Engraving, Augsburg, c.1602 This powerful engraved portrait depicts Andrea Doria (1466–1560), the celebrated Genoese admiral, condottiero, and...

Antique map titled 'Indiae Orientalis, nec non Insularum Adiacentium Nova Descriptio.' Map of Southeast Asia. The map centers on the Strait of Malacca and Malay Peninsula. It ext...

Antique map titled 'Pas kaart van de Noord Kust van Espaniola (..)'. Beautiful sea chart of the northern part of Hispaniola, western Cuba. The map includes the Turks & Caicos Islands and southern part of the Bahamas. Shows Guanahami or S. Salvador. Guanahani is an island in the Bahamas that was the first land in the New World sighted and visited by Christopher Columbus' first voyage, on October 12, 1492. It is not known precisely which island it was, and several theories have been put forth by historians. Guanahani is the native Taíno name; Columbus called it San Salvador. Originates from 'De Nieuwe Groote Lightende Zee-Fakkel'. Published by J. van Keulen, circa 1684. The Van Keulens were a family of chartmakers and publishers. The firm, In de Gekroonde Lootsman (In the Crowned Pilot), was founded in 1678 by Johannes van Keulen (1654-1715). Van Keulen originally registered his business as a vendor of books and instruments (specifically cross-staffs). In 1680, however, he gained a privilege from the States of Holland and West Friesland for the publication of pilot guides and sea atlases. In that year, van Keulen released his Zee-Atlas (Sea Atlas), which secured him a name in the competitive maritime publishing market. In 1681, he published the first volume of Nieuwe Lichtende Zee-Fakkel (New Shining Sea Torch). This would be the first of an eventual five volumes originally published between 1680 and 1684. A sixth volume was added in 1753. The Zee-Fakkel won van Keulen lasting fame. The atlas had charts compiled by Claes Jansz Vooght and artwork from Jan Luyken...

Antique map titled 'Ducatus Silesiae Wolanus'. \ Antique map depicting lower Silesia with the cities of Wolow (Wohlau), Winsko (Winzig), Herrnstadt, Chobie (Koben), Lubin (Lüben), R...

Antique print, titled: 'Kinnungam' View of the Chinese city of Kinnungam with its ramparts. Also depicted are ships and a pagoda can be seen as well. ...

The image is a historical copper engraving from 1673, taken from the German edition of Arnoldus Montanus' work, which is known for its depiction of the Americas and the Southern land...

Antique print titled 'Sultan Hibraim I (..)'. Portrait of Ottoman sultan Ibrahim I, bust-length directed to left; in oval. Published by Balthasar Moncornet, circa 1660. Balthasar ...

Antique print titled 'Harlingen, Staveren, Sneck'. Views of the cities of Harlingen, Stavoren and Sneek, Friesland, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Thooneel der Steden e...