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India. A collection of 14 maps, 16th - 19th century, engraved and woodblock maps, including Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Franz). Calechut Celeberrimum Indiae Emporium [on a sheet with] Ormus [and] Canonor [and] S. Georgii Oppidum Mina, circa 1580, four uncoloured plans on one sheet (as published), light overall toning, 330 x 460 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Ruscelli (Girolamo). Calecut Nuova Tavola [and] Tabula Asiae XI [1561 - 74], two uncoloured engraved maps, slight spotting, each approximately 190 x 250 mm, Italian text on verso, with Magini (Giovanni Antonio). Tabula Asiae XI, circa 1595, uncoloured engraved map, slight staining, 135 x 175 mm, Latin text on verso, with two other copies similar, plus Baldaeus (Philippus). Goa [1672], an uncoloured city plan originally published in 'Naauwkeurige Beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel', old folds, 285 x 355 mm, and Fries (Lorenz). Tabula Undecima Asiae continet Indiam extra Gangem & Synarum Regionem (title printed on verso), circa 1550, uncoloured woodblock map on a revised conical projection in a trapezoidal frame and is a reduced version of Martin Waldseemuller's earlier map, stained and wormed with some loss along the central fold, crudely repaired, 285 x 405 mm, Latin text on verso, with another six maps similar including examples by or after Mallet and Tallis/Rapkin, various sizes and condition, with ten topographical views including examples by Himely, Nieuhof, Bakker, Goldar and De Bry, various sizes, good condition (Quantity: 24)