Antique Print – RURAL VILLAGE-SPRING TIME-TOWN-VALK after own design –

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Etching/Engraving on hand laid paper.
Sheet size: 34,5 x 27,4 cm. (13,6 x 10,8 inch). Image size: 28,3 x 22,4 cm. (11,1 x 8,8 inch).

Source unknown, to be determined.

Made by Gerard Valk after own design. Gerard Valck / Gerardus Valk (1652-1726) was an engraver and a printseller in Amsterdam. He was specialized in cartography and globes. His Celestial and Earth globes were innovative, based on the latest scientific information with less text and images, while his competitors sticked with the Blaeu designs based on Tycho Brahe. As such the Valck/Schenk firm gained an absolute monopoly in globe-making and selling that were sold throughout the 18th c.

Condition: Good, given age. Light foxing and light creasing. Small tears at bottom left, not affecting, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: RURAL VILLAGE-SPRING TIME-TOWN

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