Name: Antique Map-AMERICA-MAP-Tirion-1750
SKU: PICTURA-06487
Availability: InStock

Antique Map-AMERICA-MAP-Tirion-1750

€325.00

‘NIEUWE KAART VAN AMERICA’

– A finely engraved and hand-colored map of the Americas, showing political divisions and geographical features as understood in the mid-18th century. The map includes detailed coastlines, trade routes, and settlement locations.

In stock

SKU: PICTURA-06487 Category: America's Tag: Maps

Description

Medium: Engraving with original hand coloring on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 50 x 40.5 cm (19.69 x 15.94 inch). Image size: 32 x 27.5 cm. (12.6 x 10.83 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Original vertical fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

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

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by I. Tirion, Amsterdam, ca. 1750.

Biography engraver: Isaak Tirion (1705-1765) was a Dutch publisher and cartographer based in Amsterdam. He produced various atlases and topographical works, known for their high-quality engravings and geographical accuracy. His maps were often based on the work of leading French cartographer Guillaume de l’Isle.