Ducatus Brunsuicensis in Eiusdem tres Principatus Calenbergicum...

Frederick de Wit (*1630 - 1706)
Old coloured map of Lower Saxony, Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by F. de Wit circa 1680.

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Description

Rare antique map of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony ) by Frederick de Wit. Shows the area between Minden, Giffhorn, Halberstadt and Göttingen. With Hannover, Wolfsburg, Braunschweig, Hildesheim, Salzgitter and Goslar. To the lower left a beautiful title cartouche.

Details

CartographerFrederick de Wit
TitleDucatus Brunsuicensis in Eiusdem tres Principatus Calenbergicum...
Publisher, YearF. de Wit, Amsterdam, circa 1680
Plate Size48.7 x 58.5 cm (19.2 x 23.0 inches)
Sheet Size53.0 x 63.0 cm (20.9 x 24.8 inches)

Condition

Lower centrefold backed. Very good condition with old colour. Never framed before.

Cartographer

Frederick de Wit, born 1630 in Amsterdam, was a famous engraver and publisher in Amsterdam. He acquired many of the printing plates of Blaeu and Janssonius when it came to auction. His map were very popular because of the quality of the engravings and the beautiful colouring. After his death in 1706, his work was re-issued by Pieter Mortier and Covens & Mortier.

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Frederick de Wit: Ducatus Brunsuicensis in Eiusdem tres Principatus Calenbergicum....
Old coloured map of Lower Saxony, Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by F. de Wit circa 1680.

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