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| Cartograph: |
Nicolas Visscher (*1618 - †1679) |
| Title: |
Orbis Terrarum Tabula Recens Emendata et in Lucem Edita per N. Visscher |
| Publisher/ Year: |
Amsterdam, Visscher, 1663 |
| Sheet Size: |
38.8 x 49.1 cm (15.3 x 19.3 inches) |
| Plate Size: |
30.7 x 47.1 cm (12.1 x 18.5 inches) |
| Reference: |
Shirley 431 |
| Attractive coloured worldmap in double hemisphere with two inset astronomical diagrams. From a dutch bible. Surround with allegorical representation of the continents. Visschers second worldmap. |
| Left and right margin cut at plate mark and joined with paper. Two tears professionally repaired and some minor restoration in upper right corner. Still a good example of this decorative map. |
| About the Cartograph/ Printer: 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 Nicolas. Nicolas Visscher I was born 1618 in Wenns, Austria. He died 1679 in Linz. After the death of Nicolas II, his widow passed the business to Pieter Schenk. |
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