Map of Scandinavi by Visscher ca 1680
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MAP SCANDINAVIA. VISSCHER (family). Exactissima Totius Scandinaviae Tabula, qua tam Sueciae, Daniae, et Norvegiae Regna... Amsterdam ca 1680.
Handcoloured engraved map with large figurative cartuche, ca 450 x 540 mm.
Detailed map of Scandinavia, including Finland, Eastern Russia and the Baltics. It extends east to the White Sea and south to northern Germany and the Netherlands. The decorative title cartouche features putti representing various allegorical figures, including Mercury, Neptune, and Faunus.
The Visscher family were art and map dealers in Amsterdam during the 17th century. Funded by C. J. Visscher (1587-1652), the business was continued by his son and grandson both named Nicolaes. Nicolaes Visscher I was born 1618 in Wenns, Austria. He died 1679 in Linz. Nicolaes Visscher II (Amsterdam, 1649-1702). After the death of Nicolas II, his widow passed the business to Pieter Schenk.
Konditionsrapport
Centrefold, some spotting and soiling to margins.
Auktionsnummer:
702214
Datum:
2019-12-03