"Belgii Veteris Typus ex Conatibus Geographicis Abrahami Ortelii", Jansson, Jan
Subject: Low Countries
Period: 1741 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.8 x 15 inches
47.8 x 38.1 cm
A fine map of this historic region based on the cartography of Ortelius. The map is decorated with a title cartouche flanked by tribesmen, a distance scale surrounded by cherubs, and three ships sailing in the North Sea, which is further embellished with a fine compass rose and rhumb lines. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius, with his imprint in the bottom right corner.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #3000H:1A.3.
Condition: A
A sharp impression on a bright sheet with a spot of printer's ink residue in the North Sea, wide margins, and some creasing along the left edge of the sheet.
