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Candia cum insulis aliquot circa Graeciam per Gerard Mercatorem cum privilegio (Chart)
Nieuwe Afteekening van het Eyland Curacao vertoonende alle deselfs geleegentheeden mitsgaders de haven van St. Anna en't Fort Amsterdam Int grood als ook hoe sig dit Eyland uyt der zee vertoont Tot Amsterdam by Gerard van Keulen (Chart)
Nouvelle Carte de la Riviere de Canada ou St Laurens de l'Isle de Anticoste jusqua Quebec dans le partie d'Amerique la plus Septentrionale imprime et donneau Lumiere par Gerard Van Keulen marchand libraire au bout du Pont Neuf avec prevelegnedes etats de Hollande et West Firse A Amsterdam (Chart)
Carte particuliere des costes de l'Afrique qui comprend le Pays de Cafres &c. Levee par ordre express des roys de Portugal sous qui on en a fait la decouverte. (Chart)
Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio per Gerardum Mercatorem cum privilegio (Chart)
Nieuwe Generale Paskaart vande Bocht van Vrankryk Biscais en Gallissia tussen I de Ouessant en C de Finisterre. Nouvelle carte generale dela Coste de France Biscaye et Gallisse entre I de Ouessant en C de Finisterre. The New sea map of the Coast of France Biscaye and Gallissia betwext Isl de Ushand et C de Finisterre. Nueva carta maritima de las Costas de Francia Biscaye y Gallissia entre I de Ouessant y C de Finisterre t Amsterdam by Ioannes Van Keulen (Chart)
Celestial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Celestial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
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Terrestrial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Terrestrial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Large Pamphlet explaining different aspects to 'Les Spheres Terrestre & Celeste de Gerard Mercator 1541 et 1551' (Pamphlet)
Nieuwe paskaert van de custen zee Loango en Angoy van C de Lopo Gonzaleves tot R de Zaire of Congo vertoon ende alle desselss gelegentheden (Chart)
[Carte] Nouvelle contenant la partie d'Amerique le plus Septentrionale ou sont exactment decrites les provinces comme le Cavidean Nouvelle France la nouvelle Ecosse L'Accadia et Isle et Banc de Terre Neuve avec les profindeurs le long des cotes et sur les bancs par Gerard Van keulen marchand libraire a Amsterdam avec previlege des etat generaux (Chart)
A Ship lying Too, With a wiff, in her Ensigne at her Ensigne Staff / Vaisseau, qui est en Vanne, et qui a Son Vavillon en Berne (Print)
A Ship a Tacking. A Ship Waring before ye Wind to go on ye Tack (Print)
Napoleon From a Picture by F. Gerard in the possession of the Publisher. Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Print)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
The Revolt of the Fleet. The...Earl of Warwick with the command of the Fleet contrary to his Majesty's Pleasure... (Print)
Willem van den Velden [van de Velde], Ships Draughtsman to King Charles the II. Engraved from an Original Picture of Sir Godfrey Kneller, in the Possession of the Rt Honble Sir Edward Walpole. Knt of the Bath (Print)
Astrolabe
John, First Marquis of Hamilton OB.1604. From the Original...in the Collection of...The Duke of Hamilton (Print)
Thomas Cogan, M.D. Living Founder of the Royal Humane Society (Print)
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