Tabula Italiae, Corsicae, Sardiniae et adjacentium Regnorum
| Reference: | S1722 |
| Author | Claes Jansz. VISSCHER |
| Year: | 1625 ca. |
| Zone: | Italy |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 545 x 460 mm |
€4,800.00
| Reference: | S1722 |
| Author | Claes Jansz. VISSCHER |
| Year: | 1625 ca. |
| Zone: | Italy |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 545 x 460 mm |
€4,800.00
Description
Around 1625 Visscher published a new prototype of map with a decorative border which has been then copied by Janssonius ans Jodocus Hondius jr. The map is signed on plate by Nicolas Iohannis Visscher, while the engraver Abraham Goos signed it on lower left.
The border is decorated with the views of the most important cities, basically following Braun & Hogenberg’s Civitates Orbis Terrarum: Rome, Naples, Venice, Florence, Genoa, Verona are on the upper part; Parma, Siena, Pozzuoli and Velletri are in the lower one. On the two sides, he depicted some popular clothing, taken from the Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo iconography published in 1590 by Cesare Vecellio.
According to Gunter Schilder, in the VI volume of his Monumenta Cartographica Neederlandica there are four editions of this map: the first doesn’t show any date in the cartouche, while in the others the dates are 1630, 1633 and 1652.
This example is dated 1645 and it has never been mentioned in any of the catalogues that have been consulted. If we take for granted Schilder’s words, this example should be placed between the third and fourth state that he described, becoming itself the fourth known state.
Claes Janszoon Visscher was a Dutch draftsman, engraver, cartographer and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family cartographic business; the company would be passed down from generation to generation until it was sold to Peter Schenk in the late 17th century. Visscher, who was born and died in Amsterdam, was also known as Nicolas Joannes Piscator or Nicolas Joannis Visscher II, named after his father who lived between about 1550 and 1612. He learned the art of engraving and printing from his father and helped grow the family printing and cartography business into one of the largest of its time. It was a family business; his son Nicolaes Visscher I (1618-1679) and grandson Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702) were also cartographers in Amsterdam on the Kalverstraat. Visscher's print shop was located in the map printers' district, where other contemporary cartographers such as Jodocus Hondius and Pieter van den Keere were located. It is believed that Hondius may have apprenticed to Visscher. Visscher's trademark was a fisherman, as he often published under the name Piscator. In his maps, a small fisherman was strategically placed somewhere near the water.
Engraving, trimmed over the borders, in excellent condition.
Bibliografia
G. Schilder, Monumenta Cartographica Neederlandica vol. VI, pp. 381-383, 94; R. Borri "L'Italia nelle antiche carte…" (2011), scheda 112, Hollstein 261; Campbell 44.
Claes Jansz. VISSCHER (Amsterdam 1587 - 1652)
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Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family mapmaking business. The firm that he established in Amsterdam would be passed down his generations until it was sold to Peter Schenk. Visscher, who was born and died in Amsterdam, was also known as Nicolas Joannes Piscator or Nicolas Joannis Visscher II, after his father who lived c. 1550–1612. He learned the art of etching and printing from his father,and helped grow the family printing and mapmaking business to one of the largest in his time. It was a family business; his son Nicolaes Visscher I (1618–1679), and his grandson Nicolaes Visscher II (1649–1702) were also mapmakers in Amsterdam on the Kalverstraat. The times were with the Visschers for other reasons; due to the Protestant reformation, the older Bibles with their "Roman Catholic" illustrations were seen as outdated and apocryphal, but to liven up the new Protestant Bibles for the less well-read clergy, the Visschers produced illustrated maps and even landscapes of the places in the Bible. This became a very successful family business, with collaboration with many respected draughtsmen of the day. A new translation of the Bible was underway in the Netherlands, and until then, the new German translation done by Johannes Piscator, published in 1602–1604, was translated into Dutch. Though probably not a relative, his Bible translation was accepted by the Dutch Staten-General in 1602, which only lent more publicity and authenticity to the "Fisher" name. He first established his company in Amsterdam within a district known for publishing maps, the area saw fellow contemporary mapmakers such as Jodocus Hondius and Pieter van den Keere. There is also a belief that Hondius might have apprenticed Visscher. The trademark of the Visschers was a fisherman, as he often published under the name Piscator. In his maps, a small fisherman would be strategically placed somewhere near water. If the subject was a landscape without a stream or pond, then often a figure walking with a fishing rod can be seen. Their map plates were reused for a century by other printers who unknowingly copied the entire plates, including the tell-tale fishermen. Observant scholars are thus able to trace the provenance of Bibles, maps, and landscapes from these signs.
Aside from Bibles, Claes Visscher II primarily etched and published landscapes, portraits, and maps. He etched over 200 plates and his maps included elaborate original borders. Visscher died in 1652. He was a publisher of prints by Esaias van de Velde, and David Vinckboons, and was a big influence on Roelant Roghman and on his sister Geertruyd.
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Claes Jansz. VISSCHER (Amsterdam 1587 - 1652)
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Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family mapmaking business. The firm that he established in Amsterdam would be passed down his generations until it was sold to Peter Schenk. Visscher, who was born and died in Amsterdam, was also known as Nicolas Joannes Piscator or Nicolas Joannis Visscher II, after his father who lived c. 1550–1612. He learned the art of etching and printing from his father,and helped grow the family printing and mapmaking business to one of the largest in his time. It was a family business; his son Nicolaes Visscher I (1618–1679), and his grandson Nicolaes Visscher II (1649–1702) were also mapmakers in Amsterdam on the Kalverstraat. The times were with the Visschers for other reasons; due to the Protestant reformation, the older Bibles with their "Roman Catholic" illustrations were seen as outdated and apocryphal, but to liven up the new Protestant Bibles for the less well-read clergy, the Visschers produced illustrated maps and even landscapes of the places in the Bible. This became a very successful family business, with collaboration with many respected draughtsmen of the day. A new translation of the Bible was underway in the Netherlands, and until then, the new German translation done by Johannes Piscator, published in 1602–1604, was translated into Dutch. Though probably not a relative, his Bible translation was accepted by the Dutch Staten-General in 1602, which only lent more publicity and authenticity to the "Fisher" name. He first established his company in Amsterdam within a district known for publishing maps, the area saw fellow contemporary mapmakers such as Jodocus Hondius and Pieter van den Keere. There is also a belief that Hondius might have apprenticed Visscher. The trademark of the Visschers was a fisherman, as he often published under the name Piscator. In his maps, a small fisherman would be strategically placed somewhere near water. If the subject was a landscape without a stream or pond, then often a figure walking with a fishing rod can be seen. Their map plates were reused for a century by other printers who unknowingly copied the entire plates, including the tell-tale fishermen. Observant scholars are thus able to trace the provenance of Bibles, maps, and landscapes from these signs.
Aside from Bibles, Claes Visscher II primarily etched and published landscapes, portraits, and maps. He etched over 200 plates and his maps included elaborate original borders. Visscher died in 1652. He was a publisher of prints by Esaias van de Velde, and David Vinckboons, and was a big influence on Roelant Roghman and on his sister Geertruyd.
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