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these say drawn and engraved on copper plate expressly for johnson s universal cyclopaeda. this one is 2 pc total size 13x11 Check out my ! Be sure to add me to your !

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	DRESDEN GERMANY 1578 MUNSTER ORIGINAL ENGRAVED VIEW ORIGINAL WOODCUT ENGRAVED VIEW OF DRESDEN 1578 MUNSTER			$20.0 Fb: 3067 (99.9%)	0m 26s~
	PARAGUAY RIO DE LA PLATA AMERICA MAP ZATTA 1785 #C130			$22.5 Fb: 17178 (100.0%)	0m 26s~
	#G Russia - col. copper map - Homann Heirs 1786			$629.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	0m 26s~
	HEREFORDSHIRE hand coloured original antique map 1837			£29.95 ($44.29) Fb: 8202 (100.0%)	1m 23s~
	PANAMA COLOMBIA VENEZUELA BRAZIL MAP ZATTA 1785 #C130			$33.0 Fb: 17178 (100.0%)	2m 26s~
	BRAUNSWEIG GERMANY 1578 MUNSTER ORIGINAL ENGRAVED VIEW ORIGINAL WOODCUT ENGRAVED VIEW BRAUNSWEIG 1578 MUNSTER			$20.0 Fb: 3067 (99.9%)	2m 26s~
	#BÜ TRANSYLANIA ROMANIA copper map SEUTTER 1728			$349.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	3m 26s~
	HAMPSHIRE hand coloured original antique map 1837			£29.95 ($44.29) Fb: 8202 (100.0%)	4m 23s~
	NORTH AMERICA CANADA USA CARIBBEAN MAP ZATTA 1785 #C130 More nice copper maps of Zatta in our other auctions!			$127.5 Fb: 17178 (100.0%)	6m 26s~
	#Rb NORMANDY ENGLAND copper map VISSCHER 1660			$249.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	6m 26s~
	GLOUCESTERSHIRE hand coloured original antique map 1837			£29.95 ($44.29) Fb: 8202 (100.0%)	7m 23s~
	1870's Antique MAP of the UNITED STATES - GEOLOGICAL			$10.51 Fb: 21028 (100.0%)	8m 49s~
	#Rb BOURGOGNE FRANCE copper map HOMANN 1720			$149.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	9m 26s~
	1860 MAP of CANADA WEST in Counties. By Mitchell.			$12.99 Fb: 6387 (100.0%)	9m 49s~
	DORSET hand coloured original antique map 1837			£29.95 ($44.29) Fb: 8202 (100.0%)	10m 23s~
	1870's Antique MAP - MOUNTAINS & RIVERS of the WORLD			$22.72 Fb: 21028 (100.0%)	11m 14s~
	Potomac River Map Washington DC - 1864			$8.99 Fb: 66483 (99.7%)	12m 22s~
	#Rb BOURGOGNE FRANCE copper map L'ISLE 1742			$149.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	12m 26s~
	1873 Antique MAP of the UNITED STATES - CLIMATOLOGY			$9.99 Fb: 21028 (100.0%)	12m 58s~
	ANTIQUE MAP- COTE D'OR -FRANCE- 1885			$32.5 Fb: 190 (97.6%)	13m 07s~
	DEVON hand coloured original antique map 1837			£29.95 ($44.29) Fb: 8202 (100.0%)	13m 23s~
	Spokane WA Huge Panoramic Map 1905			$24.99 Fb: 66483 (99.7%)	14m 31s~
	#BÜ BELGIUM NETHERLANDS copper map SCHENK 1705			$209.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	15m 26s~
	1873 Antique MAP of the UNITED STATES - ZOOLOGICAL			$9.99 Fb: 21028 (100.0%)	15m 28s~
	EASTERN STATES OF AMERICA,USA, Antique Map 1840			£29.95 ($44.29) Fb: 8202 (100.0%)	15m 57s~
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1699- KYOTO- IMPERIAL CITY PLAN- FABULOUS - VERY LARGE EXTREMELY RARE MAP BY HAYASHI- PRIOR TO THE GREAT FIRE (ship $0.0)

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EXTREMELY RARE MAP OF THE IMPERIAL CITY OF JAPAN KYOTO PRINTED 1699 (or before) BY Yoshinaga Hayashi VERY LARGE CITY PLAN PRINTED PRIOR TO THE GREAT FIRE OF 1788 Size (unfolded): about 160 x 120 cm (or about 63 x 47 inches), folds to 24 x 16 cm. Details: Original hand-coloured woodblock, original blue wrappers with title in Japanese. Printed on native paper. Condition: Overall very good condition with minor foxing, binding rubbed, other insignificant defects. Old handwritten annotation on the binding stating “Miaco” and crossing “Edo” (please see photos). Fantastic map of Kyoto, Imperial capital of Japan and the Imperial Family’s residence until 1868. The city was ravaged and destroyed by a great fire in 1788. This city plan of Kyoto (or Miaco) was printed by Yoshinaga Hayashi in 1699 (or some years before). The first known city plan of Kyoto dates from around 1674. It is particularly interesting for its great detail of the shrines, temples, palaces, principal roads, bridges, and others. It was also used as a guide for tourists or visitors to locate the 250 Shinto shrines and 1600 Buddhist temples. Hayashi started publishing maps in the late 17th century, namely a map of Tokyo (Edo) in 1680. It continued printing maps until the middle of the 18th century. Yoshinaga Hayashi was a leading map publisher. The publisher productions are regarded as the finest examples of Japanese cartography of the period. Early maps of Kyoto (prior to ...