[Atlas nouveau contenant toutes les parties du monde ou sont exactement marques les empires
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Abstract:
Factitious collection of about 549 maps taken from the atlases of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, put together with the title "Atlas" and bound in 6 volumes. These volumes originally bore the imprint: Amstelaedamii apvd Reiniervm & Josvam Ottens. Over these words on the title pages of volumes 1-2 and 4-6 is the name of Henrik de Leth who painted them.
Description:
Verso blank.
Subject (Geographic):
British Isles --Maps --Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Leth, Hendrik de, 1703-1766, Reiner et Josua Ottens (Firm), Schenck, Peter, 1661-1715, Schenck, Peter, ca. 1698-1752, Valck, G. (Gerard), 1651 or 2-1726, and Wit, Frederik de
Subject (Topic):
Atlases --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
[A Amsterdam, chez J. Covens & C. Mortier, ca. 1730-ca. 1800]
Bar scales given in "Milliaria Germanica communia" and "Milliaria Gallica communia"., Date inferred from C. Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici, v. 3, p. 165 (Vis 10, map 7)., Prime meridian: Ferro., Relief shown pictorially., and Sheet measures 49.6 x 58.8
