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Map of Palestine — Nicolaes van Geelkercken — 1621Map of PalestineNicolaes van Geelkercken · 1621 Map of Palestine — Nicolaes van Geelkercken — 1621Map of PalestineNicolaes van Geelkercken · 1621 World map — Abraham van Krevelt — 1772World mapAbraham van Krevelt · 1772 Part of a map of Suriname — Daniël Veelwaard (I), G. Mabé — 1835Part of a map of SurinameDaniël Veelwaard (I), G. Mabé · 1835 Photographic reproduction in 24 parts of a map of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venice — Edward Stanford, anonymous — 1856Photographic reproduction in 24 parts of a map of the Kingdom of Lombardy-VeniceEdward Stanford, anonymous · 1856 Photographic reproduction of a map of India — Alexandre (fotograaf) — c. 1880 - in or before 1885Photographic reproduction of a map of IndiaAlexandre (fotograaf) · c. 1880 - in or before 1885 Part of a map of the Austrian Netherlands — Tobias Conrad Lotter — 1737 - 1757Part of a map of the Austrian NetherlandsTobias Conrad Lotter · 1737 - 1757 Photographic reproduction of a map of the Banda Islands — C. Dietrich (fotograaf) — 1875 - 1890Photographic reproduction of a map of the Banda IslandsC. Dietrich (fotograaf) · 1875 - 1890 Topographical map — Jean Zacherie Mazel — 1819Topographical mapJean Zacherie Mazel · 1819 Part of a map of the Austrian Netherlands — Tobias Conrad Lotter — 1737 - 1757Part of a map of the Austrian NetherlandsTobias Conrad Lotter · 1737 - 1757 Polder map of Eemland (lower part) — anonymous — 1666Polder map of Eemland (lower part)anonymous · 1666 Map of Overijssel (upper part) — Gerard Coeck — c. 1648Map of Overijssel (upper part)Gerard Coeck · c. 1648 Historical map of the Netherlands and the North Sea Canal — Willem Cornelis van Baarsel — 1800 - 1854Historical map of the Netherlands and the North Sea CanalWillem Cornelis van Baarsel · 1800 - 1854 Map of the Purmer (left section) — anonymous — 1683Map of the Purmer (left section)anonymous · 1683 World map with decorative borders — Jan Aertse van den Ende — 1635 - 1649World map with decorative bordersJan Aertse van den Ende · 1635 - 1649 Map of Palestine — Nicolaes van Geelkercken — 1621Map of PalestineNicolaes van Geelkercken · 1621 Part of a map of the Austrian Netherlands — Tobias Conrad Lotter — 1737 - 1757Part of a map of the Austrian NetherlandsTobias Conrad Lotter · 1737 - 1757 Map of Kennemerland and West-Friesland (fourth part) — Coenraet Decker — 1680Map of Kennemerland and West-Friesland (fourth part)Coenraet Decker · 1680 Reproduction of a map of Namur — Simonau & Toovey — c. 1868 - in or before 1873Reproduction of a map of NamurSimonau & Toovey · c. 1868 - in or before 1873 Old map with the outflows of the Rhine into the sea — anonymous — 1824 - 1826Old map with the outflows of the Rhine into the seaanonymous · 1824 - 1826 Reproduction of the map of Amsterdam attributed to Cornelis Danckerts (I) — anonymous, Kampen & Zoon, P.N. van — 1915Reproduction of the map of Amsterdam attributed to Cornelis Danckerts (I)anonymous, Kampen & Zoon, P.N. van · 1915 Map of Kennemerland and West-Friesland (upper part) — Coenraet Decker — 1680Map of Kennemerland and West-Friesland (upper part)Coenraet Decker · 1680 World map — anonymous — 1600 - 1699World mapanonymous · 1600 - 1699 Lower (southern) half of Gordon's great map of Southern Africa — 1786-01 - 1786-03Lower (southern) half of Gordon's great map of Southern AfricaUnknown maker · 1786-01 - 1786-03 Polder map of Eemland (upper part) — anonymous — 1666Polder map of Eemland (upper part)anonymous · 1666 Map of the Seventeen Provinces — anonymous — 1701Map of the Seventeen Provincesanonymous · 1701 View of the Rock of Gibraltar and a map of the Strait of Gibraltar — Pieter van den Berge — 1694 - 1737View of the Rock of Gibraltar and a map of the Strait of GibraltarPieter van den Berge · 1694 - 1737 Map of Overijssel (lower part) — Gerard Coeck — c. 1648Map of Overijssel (lower part)Gerard Coeck · c. 1648 Right half of a world map, showing the Eastern Hemisphere — anonymous — after 1775Right half of a world map, showing the Eastern Hemisphereanonymous · after 1775 Map of the Holy Land — Baptista van Doetechum — 1603 - 1604Map of the Holy LandBaptista van Doetechum · 1603 - 1604 Map of the Beemster (upper right section) — Daniël van Breen — 1644Map of the Beemster (upper right section)Daniël van Breen · 1644 Cartouche with the world map — anonymous — 1598 - 1601Cartouche with the world mapanonymous · 1598 - 1601 World map — Johannes L. van Luchtenburg — 1685 - 1711World mapJohannes L. van Luchtenburg · 1685 - 1711 English map of the Gold Coast — Richard William Seale — 1739 - 1755English map of the Gold CoastRichard William Seale · 1739 - 1755 Map of Kennemerland and West-Friesland (second part) — Coenraet Decker — 1680Map of Kennemerland and West-Friesland (second part)Coenraet Decker · 1680 Map of Zeeland (first part) — anonymous — 1655Map of Zeeland (first part)anonymous · 1655 Map of Zeeland (first part) — anonymous — 1655Map of Zeeland (first part)anonymous · 1655 Map of the Seventeen Provinces with Explanation — Caspar Specht — 1706Map of the Seventeen Provinces with ExplanationCaspar Specht · 1706 Plan of the City of Rome — Giovanni Battista Falda — 1676Plan of the City of RomeGiovanni Battista Falda · 1676 Historical map of Germany — Jan Luyken — 1695 - 1700Historical map of GermanyJan Luyken · 1695 - 1700

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