Print Description
Medium: Copper engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 60 x 50.5 cm (23.62 x 19.88 inch). Image size: 54 x 46.5 cm. (21.26 x 18.31 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Slight creasing along the edges, well-preserved original fold. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ANTIQUE MAPS, NETHERLANDS, HOLLAND, SOUTH HOLLAND, DUTCH CARTOGRAPHY, 17TH-CENTURY MAPS, VISSCHER, HISTORICAL MAPS | MAPS-LARGE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Nicolaes Visscher II, based on a 1651 wall map by Balthasar Florisz van Berckenrode. Printed before 1680, likely circa 1690. Originally part of the Atlas van Dirk van der Hagen.
Reference: KB catalogue, 353012750.
Biography engraver: Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher. He was the son of Nicolaes Visscher I and the grandson of Claes Janszoon Visscher. His widow, Elisabeth, continued the business after his death. Many of his works were later acquired and reprinted by Pieter Schenk.
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