Mercator, Gerard
Frisia occidentalis
Eigenschaften
- Published: Amsterdam
- Published date: 1632
- Technique: Copper engraving / Uncolored
- Issue date: 1632
- Type: map
- Category: Friesland - Frieslandia
- Size: 184 by 252mm (7¼ by 10 inches).
- Stock number: 20789
- Condition: In excellent condition.
Article description
Article description
Copper engraving, uncolored as published. A fine copy in a dark impression, full margins as published. This is the first so-called Cloppenburgh editions which was a competive edition with new engraved maps in a larger format. Most of the maps were engraved by Pieter van den Keere. The Cloppenburgh edition was continued for a couple of years but seems to have been suppressed after 1636 ... . This is another Cloppenburgh edition, now with Latin text. The maps from the Appendix have been incorporated. The title-page is followed by a dedication to Prince Frederik Hendrik, dated 1632 and signed by Johannes Cloppenburgh. (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici). Recently viewed products