Description: antique 1613 aerial map plan ROTTERDAM Holland Netherlands Guicciardini 14x12" Hand-colored copperplate engraving of the plan / map of Dutch city of Rotterdam in the province of Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, Holland, as seen from above. With explanatory title above the city and a blank cartouche on the top left of the plate. We believe this map originates from the 1613 edition of "Discrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi," by L. Guicciardini, published by J. Janssonius. This book was published from 1581-1648, and was an influential account of the history and the arts of the Low Countries, accompanied by city maps by various leading engravers. The author of the book is Lodovico Guicciardini (1521-1589): an Italian merchant from aristocratic descent. It is colored and based on a print by Jacob van Deventer (1501/2-1575). Overall Size: 36 cm (14 in) x 30.5 cm (12 in)Plate Size: 32.8 cm (13 in) x 24.7 cm (10 in)Paper: Verge-type, hand-laid, chain marks present -- fold in the middleMethod: Etching / engravingPrinted In: Amsterdam Date: 1613Origin: Acquired from an estate sale in Chicago.Mounting: Taped to a piece of paper.Shipping: Ships flat between rigid boards, fully insured.Questions: Please ask any questions before bidding or buying.Notes: Please read condition description and look at all the images.
Price: 316 USD
Location: Colchester, Vermont
End Time: 2025-01-16T02:54:52.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Date Range: 1600-1699
Type: City Map
Format: Atlas Map
Printing Technique: Copper Plate
Year: 1613
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
City: Rotterdam
Country/Region: Holland, Netherlands
