Les Provinces des Pays-Bas Catholiques ou, a most exaxt map of Flanders or Austrian Netherlands und Co.

Moll Hermann ( 1654 - 1732 ) London

Verlag: Artist: Moll Hermann ( - 1732 ) London issued in: London; - Hermann Moll (1654- 1732) London was a cartographer engraver and publisher Moll produced his earliest maps from studying cartographers such as John Senex and Emanuel Bowen_ In the 1690s Moll worked mainly as an engraver for Christopher Browne Robert Morden and Lea in whose business he was also involved During this time he also published his first major independent work the Thesaurus Geographicus The success of this work likely influenced his decision to start publishing his own maps For the production of his maps Moll relied on the most accurate geographical information possible from first hand Moll benefited from his acquaintance with circumnavigator and privateer William Dampier, 1654

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Some folds partly restored, size (in cm): 61 x 100 cm cm; - Map of the Netherlands with splendid title cartouche, coat of arms and three partial maps with a plan of all types of fortifications with the method of attack; A map of the roads from Paris to Valenciennes; The southern part of Luxembourg. The map refers to the Austrian Netherlands. Austria received the Netherlands in the Treaty of Utrecht (signed in 1712). The map is based on the 21-sheet map of the region by Henri Fricx. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers EUN590_500

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Les Provinces des Pays-Bas Catholiques ou, a...
Verlag: Artist: Moll Hermann ( - 1732 ) London issued in: London; - Hermann Moll (1654- 1732) London was a cartographer engraver and publisher Moll produced his earliest maps from studying cartographers such as John Senex and Emanuel Bowen_ In the 1690s Moll worked mainly as an engraver for Christopher Browne Robert Morden and Lea in whose business he was also involved During this time he also published his first major independent work the Thesaurus Geographicus The success of this work likely influenced his decision to start publishing his own maps For the production of his maps Moll relied on the most accurate geographical information possible from first hand Moll benefited from his acquaintance with circumnavigator and privateer William Dampier
Erscheinungsdatum: 1654
Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers