Antique Map-FORTIFICATION-COEVORDEN-Anonymous-Blaeu-1649

This print shows the siege of Coevorden (Netherlands) by the States army under Maurice and William Louis of Nassau, july – september 1592. Plan of the fortress to the castle of Coevorden with the surrounding land with the positions of the besieging troops. Down the Spanish army Verdugo pulls up at the equestrian quarters.

Made by Anonymous after own design.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 61.5 x 51.5 cm (24.21 x 20.28 inch). Image size: 47 x 37 cm. (18.5 x 14.57 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Small tear in lower fold restored. Two creases in lower margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FORTIFICATION-COEVORDEN-WILLIMA OF NASSAU-NETHERLANDS-SPANISH TROOPS | RB-T.29-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in the “Stedenboek atlas” of Johannes Blaeu. The first edition was in 1649. This is from a later latin edition.

Biography artist: Joan Blaeu (23 September 1596 – 28 May 1673) was a Dutch cartographer. He was born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu. In 1620 he became a doctor of law but he joined the work of his father. In 1635 they published the Atlas Novus (full title: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus) in two volumes. Joan and his brother Cornelius took over the studio after their father died in 1638. Joan became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company. Around 1649 Joan Blaeu published a collection of Dutch city maps named Tooneel der Steeden (Views of Cities). In 1651 he was voted into the Amsterdam council. In 1654 Joan published the first atlas of Scotland, devised by Timothy Pont. In 1662 he reissued the atlas with 11 volumes, and one for oceans. It was also known as Atlas Maior. A cosmology was planned as their next project, but a fire destroyed the studio completely in 1672. Joan Blaeu died in Amsterdam the following year.