Print Description
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 38 x 25 cm (14.96 x 9.84 inch). Image size: 26.4 x 17.7 cm. (10.39 x 6.97 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Slight signs of aging, sharp details and strong contrast preserved. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
OVERSCHIE, DELFTSE SCHIE, 17E EEUWSE PRENT, COENRAET DECKER, PIETER SMITH, DIRCK VAN BLEYSWIJCK, HISTORISCHE TOPOGRAFIE, NEDERLANDSE GRAVURE, SCHEEPVAART, STADSGEZICHT | PCO-E20-42
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Pieter Smith (Amsterdam), Arnold Bon (Delft), and Pieter Mortier (I) (Amsterdam). First issued in 1678 as part of the Kaart Figuratief of Delft, later used in Dirk Evertsz. Bleyswijck’s “Vervolg van de Beschryvinge der Stadt Delft” (1680) and Reinier Boitet’s expanded version in 1729.
Reference: Hollstein Dutch 10-41, Rijksmuseum (Objectnummer 1973-4833).
Biography engraver: Coenraet Decker (1650-1685) was a Dutch Golden Age engraver, known for his topographical prints, maps, and townscapes. He studied under Romeyn de Hooghe and was active in Amsterdam, producing detailed engravings for city descriptions, including the famous map of Delft in collaboration with Dirk van Bleiswijk. His precise and decorative work remains sought after for its historical and artistic value.
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