515 - Japan

Japan Imperivm Japonicvm ... (title at top), with old border and background coloring. Copperplate engraving—map by B(althasar) Ruyter (active ca. 1700–1730??) after Adrian Reland, 1676–1718, b. Willem Broedolet (publisher in Utrecht, 1692–1719), ca. 1715, 48.6 x 60 cm. Walter, Japan: Through Western Eyes, No. 67 and color illustration—this copy includes a printing privilege. At the bottom edge, a large, old-color cartouche with a dedication to J. G. Bignonio by J. Goeree; at the bottom right, a supplementary map of the Nagasaki area—slightly browned. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.