Name: Antique Map-WESTINDIES-AMERICA-Tirion-1754
SKU: PICTURA-06491
Availability: InStock

Antique Map-WESTINDIES-AMERICA-Tirion-1754

€275.00

‘NIEUWE KAART VAN HET WESTELYKSTE DEEL DER WEERELD, DIENENDE TOT AANWYZING VAN DE SCHEEPSTOGTEN DER NEDERLANDERNE NAAR WEST INDIE’

– An 18th-century map of the western hemisphere, showing North and South America, the Atlantic Ocean, and parts of West Africa and Europe. Includes unusual representations of the Northwest Passage and California as a peninsula.

In stock

SKU: PICTURA-06491 Category: America's Tag: Maps

Description

Medium: Copper engraving on Hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 40 x 36.5 cm (15.75 x 14.37 inch). Image size: 36.3 x 34.3 cm. (14.29 x 13.5 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Original fold lines as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

AMERICA, ANTIQUE MAPS, ISAAK TIRION, 18TH-CENTURY CARTOGRAPHY, DUTCH MAPS, NORTHWEST PASSAGE, COLONIAL GEOGRAPHY, HISTORICAL MAPS | EXPO-MAPS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by I. Tirion, Amsterdam, 1754.

Biography engraver: Isaak Tirion (1705-1765) was a Dutch publisher and cartographer based in Amsterdam. He was known for his historical atlases and geographical works, particularly his detailed and well-engraved maps. His works were often influenced by the cartography of Guillaume de l’Isle.