Waghenaer map of The Sound c. 1590
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THE SOUND - ÖRESUND. WAGHENAER, LUCAS JANZOON. Zee caerte vande Sondt t´nemaerste van Denemarcke[n] also tlandt aen beijde zijden int wesen eñ gedaente is, alsme[n] daer mijdden doer zeijlt van Waersbergen tot Falsterboen toe, alwaer de Ooster zee beghint. Antwerpen 1586 or 1591.
Engraved map with cartouche, sailing ships, sea beasts, and a compass rose, c. 330 x 515 mm. Engraved by Jan van Doetecum. Latin text on verso, page number 32.
Uncommon map.
From Waghenaer´s "Spieghel der Zeewaerdt", known as the world´s earliest printed sea atlas. The first edition was issued in 1584 and this present Latin edition was either published in 1586 or 1591.
Waghenaer used to sail the Baltics, but settled in his native port town of Enkhuizen in northern Holland in 1579 and began to prepare his great sea atlas, which became one of the most famous and intriguing atlas of all times. It was not only a great innovation but also a great work of art beautifully laid out and executed by one of the best engravers in Holland - Jan van Deutecom. The atlas became an instant success and became the blue print for similar works for the next several hundred years.
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Impression slightly weak or faded, especially to centrefold, some slight browning to margins.
Auktionsnummer:
571378
Datum:
2018-09-17