Antique Print-ESCURIAL-MONASTRY-MADRID-SPAIN-Ribbius-Winter-1690

‘T Escuriaal.’

Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 27 x 19,8 cm. (10,6 x 7,8 inch). Image size: 27 x 19,8 cm. (10,6 x 7,8 inch).

This engraving appeared in Algemeene Weereld-Beschryving, nae de Rechte Verdeeling der Landschappen, Plaetsen, Zee?n, Rivieren, &c. Geographisch, Politisch, Historisch, Chronologisch en Genealogisch, a Dutch edition of A. Pherotee de la Croix’s Nouvelle Methode Pour Apprendre Facilement la Geographie Universelle, which first appeared in 1690. The Dutch edition was published by Francois Halma and included 98 maps and views. Halma acquired many of the plates for Algemeene Weereld-Beschryving from Joannes Ribbius, who had enlisted the services of engraver Antoine de Winter to make copies of the maps in Nicolas Sanson’s quarto atlases of the four continents. De Winter made very few geographical changes and maintained the attribution to Sanson on the newly engraved plates. Halma supplemented the Sanson maps with about a dozen new maps engraved in the same style as Sanson’s, without any attribution on the maps, as well as 23 panoramic views of famous cities around the world.

Made by ‘ Antoine de Winter’ after ‘Joannes Ribbius’. Anthonie de Winter (1652-1707) was a ornamental etcher / engraver. He originated from Utrecht and worked in Amsterdam.

Condition: Good, given age. No margin, original folding, left upper corner light creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ESCURIAL-MONASTRY-MADRID-SPAIN

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