NOVA ET ACCURATE DIVISA IN REGNA ET REGIONES PRAECIPUAS EUROPAE DESCRIPTIO
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An attractive map of all Europe by Frederick De Wit. Beautifully engraved in De Wit's and the latter Seventeenth century Dutch style.. This detailed map has a decorated title piece featuring the figure of "Europa" sitting side-saddle on a
content looking bull and compass rose.
Original colour.
As often with Dutch maps of this period there has been some minor oxidation , but professional repair has rendered it almost invisible..Bottom right a little worn
Overall a very nice map in good condition;
code : M3732
Cartographer : WIT Frederick De
Date : 1680 Amsterdam
Size : 43*56 cms
availability : Sold
Price : Sold
Frederick De Wit (1610-1698) was a prolific Dutch engraver and publisher, active in Amsterdam in the second half of the seventeenth century. He acquired a number of copperplates from the sale of the Blaeu and Jansson stocks to supplement his own plates, thus having a stock of about four hundred maps. De Wit’s own maps are noted for the fine standard of engraving, invariably well designed and decorative. They were very popular amongst his contemporaries, being reprinted many times both by himself and his successors, the Mortiers.
