1. America – Schenk, Petrus. (1660-1711).

Belgii pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine Vulgo Hollandia Nuncupata Continens Statum Potentissimae Batavorum Reipublicae seu Provincias VII Foederatas [With an inset box titled ‘Batavorum Coloniae Occident: Indiis Septetrionalis Americae Implantatae’ and shows the Dutch colony of ‘New Neederland’ located on the east coast of America. Virginia Pars, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New Jork (New York), New Amsterdam (New York City) , New Jarsey (New Jersey), Manhattan and Nova Angia (New England) are all shown. The inset also includes a vignette scene of the (Hudson) harbour at New Amsterdam (New York City).]

Original hand-coloured engraving. Amsterdam, Schenk, [c.1700]. Plate Size: 58 cm x 46.5 cm. Sheet Size: 60.2 cm x 51.7 cm. Original map. In good- condition. Browning evident as is a tear near lower centre fold. Some inked underlining to place names. Minor inked numeration in margin at top right corner. Slight crease on verso sheet. Discreet duplicate stamp from library in Poland on reverse.

2. Holland – Homann, Erben [Heirs]. (1702 – 1848).

Tabula Comitatus Hollandiae cum ipsius confinijs Dominii nimirum Ultraiectini nec no Geldriae et Frisiae Geographice tradita curis Homannianorum Heredum.

Original hand-coloured copper-engraving. Nürnberg, Homannianorum Heredum, 1733. Plate Size: 49.1 cm x 57.8 cm. Sheet Size: 54.5 cm x 77 cm. Original map. In good- condition. Some browning and damp-staining evident to outer margins. Some minor imperfections to outer margins also. Sign of damge to map detail near center fold at right border. Discreet duplicate library stamps in Polish and inked annotation on reverse.

3. Holland – Homann, Johann Baptist. (1663 – 1724).

Tabula Generalis Totius Belgii qua Provinciae, XVII. Infer. Germaniae olim sub S. R.I. Circulo Burgundiae comprehensae nunc in Varias Potentias tum liberas utpote Prov. VII Foederaras, tum reliquas Hispaniae et Gakkiae, Coronis Subjectas, seperate ostencluntur.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Nuremburg, Homann, [c.1720]. Plate Size: 57.2 cm x 48.4 cm. Sheet Size: 60.2 cm x 52.4 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Clean and crisp. Repaired tears to centre-fold. Slight hint of glue-staining along centre-fold. Faintest trace of browning to outer margins only.

4. Netherlands / The Low Countries – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Holland – with Vignette of Rotterdam and Depictions of Dutch Peasants on the Dort.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Warren and engravings by J.B. Allen. London & New York, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 25 cm x 35 cm. Sheet Size: 27.2 cm x 37.3 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.