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A hand-colored folio map of Europe with parts of Iceland, Greenland, northern Africa, and Asia. In the lower right hand corner of the map is a cartouche with a dedication to Simoni Van Hoorn of Amsterdam and his coat of arms.

The Visscher family were prolific map publishers in the 17th century. These atlases were widely distributed and produced cheaply in many editions, which varied in size according to the customers' wishes.


cartography
1680?-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Visscher, Nicholas
ink; laid paper; color wash
22 in x 26 1/4 in
Netherlands: Amsterdam