Print Description
Subject: Antique print, titled: ”Amsterdam Fameux Port de Mer.” – (Amsterdam the famous sea port.) Attractive plan of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Condition: Very good, given age. Very light soiling. Small tear in bottom margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge type with chainlines) paper.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 40.5 x 28 cm. The image size is ca. 33.5 x 22.4 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 15.9 x 11 inch. The image size is ca. 13.2 x 8.8 inch.
Part Number: 66404
Location: PCO-B1-11
Description: From: “Atlas Curieux […]”, by Nicolas de Fer, published in Paris, 1705.
Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after ‘Nicolas de Fer’. Nicholas de Fer (1646-1720) was the youngest son of Parisian print and map seller, Antoine de Fer [d.1673]. He became an official geographer to both French and Spanish kings. Nicholas de Fer was one of the most prolific and influential French geographers and cartographers of the late 17th and early 18th Century.
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