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69. PIERRE MORTIER (1661 – 1711)
“Pavillon D’ Italie & C”
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 49x53cm
AMSTERDAM 1693
In the spring of 1693 Mortier published Sanson’s “Le
Neptune Francois” and a set of highly decorative sea flags
accompanied some copies of the atlas. The engraver was
the famous Dutch artist Romain de Hooghe. Depicted are
the sea flags of The Pope of Rome, Monaco, Ragouse,
Toscany, Savoye, Livorne, Genova, Modena and
Jerusalem. Excellent condition in fresh original colours.
Literature: “Old” Koeman volume III for Mortier)
12 000,-
(€1500)
70. PIERRE MORTIER
“Autre Pavillons d’ Espagne et des Venesiens & C”
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 49x53cm
AMSTERDAM 1693
Here is shown Bourgogne, Vlaamsee, Flandern (2), Malta
(2) and Venice (3).
Excellent condition in fresh original colours.
12 000,-
(€1500)
71. ALEXIS H. JAILLOT (1632 - 1712)
“La Scandinavie Et les Environs”
Contemporary hand.coloured engraving, 54,5x87cm
AMSTERDAM c. 1696
A DELUXE-COPY IN EXQUISITE ORIGINAL COLOURS.
Large and impressive map. In mint condition printed on crisp paper with large margins.
Literature: Mingroot - Ermen “Scandinavia in Old Maps and Prints” no. 56
13 000,-
(€1625)
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72. ERIK DAHLBERG among others
“The Carl X’s funeral procession through Stockholm”
13 –sheets engravings originally mounted and folded
making a total size of c. 30x450cm!
NUREMBERG c. 1697
One of the longest copper engraved views ever printed.
A hole c. 1x2cm affecting engraving no. 2
6 000,-
(€750)
73. (F.DE WIT) - COVENS & MORTIER
“Nova Tabula Magni Ducatus Finlandiæ”
Contemporary handcoloured engraving, 43,5x52cm
AMSTERDAM (c. 1680), but c. 1700
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE!
First published by De Wit based on the map by Blaeu from
c.1659 which was the first special map of Finland. A rare
map in this Covens - Mortier state and in such a pristine
condition.
12 000,-
(€1500)
74. HENRY A. CHATELAIN (1684 – 1743)
«Carte Genealogique Pour Conduire A L’Histoire Des
Rois Du Nord La Carte De Leurs Etats Leurs Armes Et
Des»
Hand-coloured engraving, 38x95cm
AMSTERDAM c. 1714
Genealogical tree of the Nordic Kings from the ancient
until c. 1706 including coats of arms and two maps.
5 000,-
(€625)
75. (FREDERICK DE WIT) – LOUIS RENARD
“Occidentalior Tractus Indiarum Orientalium a
Promontorio Bonæ Spei ad. C. Comorin… ”
Contemporary hand-coloured engraving, 49x57cm
AMSTERDAM 1715 or 1739
Renard’s sea chart of the Indian Ocean with Africa, the
Arabian Peninsula, India, etc.
A gorgeous original colour example with full margins.
A soft crease and a minor fold split only.
13 000,-
(€1625)
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76. JONAS RAMUS (1649 – 1718)
«Norriges Kongers Historie I Tvende Parter Den
förste Part / Fra Kong Nor Indtil Kong Kong Harald
Haarfager / Den Anden Part / Fra Kong Harald
Haarfager Indtil Kong Oluf Hagensøn…»
Complete, 4to, 29x18,5cm, large paper copy. 11 pp
+1, 4 -14, 322 pp, 6 pp register (printer’s error in the
pagination of page 238). Loosely inserted the «Errata»
leaf one page, and the engraved map of Norway
«Delineatio Norwegiæ Novissima», 47,8x29,4cm,
folded 19,5x14cm + guard. The map printed in
Dresden (?), «M. Bodenehr Sculps»
Contemporary full calf, both covers decorated in
panels with lines and corner pieces gilt. Spine with
seven raised bands, richly gilt, title in red. Marbled
pastedowns and front leaves. All edges gilt (light
rubbing, some surface scratches and worming, hinges
weak or partly broken, strengthend, new front end
paper)
COPENHAGEN (Peter Nørvig) 1719
A DELUXE AND PROVENANCED COPY OF
«NORRIGES KONGERS HISTORIE» INCLUDING
THE ICON NORWAY MAP BY RAMUS KNOWN
IN A HANDFUL COPIES ONLY.
Jonas Ramus (Romsdalen 1649 – Norderhov 1718)
was vicar at Norderhov from 1690 but also historian
and married to Anna Colbjørnsen. Among his
published books «Nori Regnum – Norvegia Antiqva &
Ethnica» (1689), «Guds Rige blandt Verdens Riger»
(1702), «Ulyssem et Outinum» (1702, 1713 og 1716),
«Norges Beskrivelse» (1715 later edition 1735),
«Norges Kongers Historie» was published posthumly in 1719. The
normal size of this title is approximatly 20,5x16,5cm compared with this unique large paper copy 29x18,5cm. Very few
copies were apparently accompanied by a folded engraved map «Delineatio Norwegiæ Novissima» as most book copies
known are missing the map and loose copies of the map never appear on the market. In Ginsberg entry 15 the map is
marked with «unobtainable».
There are three members of the Ramus family dealing with map production and their works are the first serious
Norwegian attempts in the mapping of Norway. Melchior Ramus, Jonas’ brother was commissioned by king Christian V
in making maps of Norway. Five manuscript maps were finnished in 1692 and the intention was to print them from copper
plates. However the project was cancelled upon Melchior’s death the year after. Together with Melchior’s son Joachim
Frederik Ramus (Jonas foster son as well) Jonas compiled a manuscript map of Norway between 1700 and 1710, now
disappeared. Probably the base for the printed «Delineatio Norwegiæ Novissima» it was compiled based on other sources
than the previous maps by Melchior Ramus. The Norwegian cartographer O.A. Wangensteen is the author of a manuscript
map with the date 1753 (Gunnerusbiblioteket, Trondheim). It is claimed that this map is based on Jonas and Joachim
Frederik Ramus as it is supposed Wangensteen did not know the works by Melchior Ramus.
The printed map was already in its time exceedingly rare. There are some comments from two famous Norwegian 18th
century historian available explaining this: Erich Johan Jessen-Schardebøll wrote in 1763: «Det er synd, at vi har så få av
dette vakre kartet, det er overraskende at under søkningen etter det, det er vanskelig å finne mennesker som har hørt om
det...» and Gerhard Schønning has quoted:
«Kartet over Norge, som er et vedlegg til J. Rami «Norges Kongers Historie»
har nå blitt meget sjeldent». Only one other copy with the map is previously known on the market (Damms Antikvariat
1968). Only a few copies in institutions are recorded (one in the National Library of Norway). The map is folded in a
way assuming it was originally bound in a regular copy together with the «Errata leaf», this special large paper copy was
probably printed without the latter and the map.
BOOK AND MAP IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
«THE COPY» INCLUDING THE «UNOBTAINABLE» MAP