Ducatus Bremae & Ferdae maximaeque partis fluminis Visurgis

Old coloured antique map of the Duchy of Bremen by Frederick de Wit. Shows the area between Hamburg and Bremen, the mouth of the Elbe and Weser. With Bremerhaven, Oldenburg and Verden. A beautiful title cartouche to the upper right.

Centrefold backed in the lower margin. Very good condition with old colour. Never framed before.

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.