Accuratissima Totius Asia Tabula Recens Emendata
| Reference: | AS2759 |
| Author | Frederick de WIT |
| Year: | 1680 ca. |
| Zone: | Asia |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 580 x 495 mm |
| Reference: | AS2759 |
| Author | Frederick de WIT |
| Year: | 1680 ca. |
| Zone: | Asia |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 580 x 495 mm |
Description
The map includes a detailed depiction of South East Asia and the Far East.
The northern tip of Australia (Hollandia Nova) is shown as are the important discoveries made to the North of Japan by the Dutch navigator Maarten de Vries in 1643.
The map is embellished with a large and decorative title cartouche with merchants and their goods, a camel and exotic birds. In the sea Oriental and European ships.
One of the classic Dutch maps of Asia and one of the most often copied.
Copperplate with fine original hand colour, in very good condition.
Frederick de WIT (1630 - 1706)
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De Wit was one of the most prominent and successful map engravers and publishers in Amsterdam in the period following the decline of the Blaeu and Jansson establishments, from which he acquired many copper plates when they were dispersed at auction. His output covered most aspects of map making: sea charts, world atlases, an atlas of the Netherlands, 'town books' covering plans of towns and cities in the Netherlands and Europe, and wall maps. His work, notable for the beauty of the engraving and colouring, was very popular and editions were issued many years after his death by Pieter Mortier and Covens and Mortier.
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Frederick de WIT (1630 - 1706)
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De Wit was one of the most prominent and successful map engravers and publishers in Amsterdam in the period following the decline of the Blaeu and Jansson establishments, from which he acquired many copper plates when they were dispersed at auction. His output covered most aspects of map making: sea charts, world atlases, an atlas of the Netherlands, 'town books' covering plans of towns and cities in the Netherlands and Europe, and wall maps. His work, notable for the beauty of the engraving and colouring, was very popular and editions were issued many years after his death by Pieter Mortier and Covens and Mortier.
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