Atlas

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Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB

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Atlas with 104 double page maps and title page in full original color and an index. Folio, measures 22" x 13.5". Bound in original vellum-wrapped wood with gold stamped title and spine; a.e.g. A simple de Wit binding with the Supralibros "Eberhand Nies" and the date of 1690 stamped into the vellum at a later date. Staining to the vellum has weakened the tooling. No printed date or title. Binding separating at spine. Ink notations on title page. Creasing and minor tearing to a few maps, repair to Sicily map. Minor scattered stains and foxing, mainly to margins. Maps are generally in excellent condition. Frederick de Wit (1629/30-1706) was one of the foremost cartographers and map sellers in Amsterdam. He began with a small printing shop in 1654 and soon became internationally known for his city plans and wall maps of the world. His most famous work is the "Theatrum Praecipuarum Totius Europae," published after 1694, which contained 132 plans and views of European and Asian cities. By 1671, he was producing large folio atlases for both his shop and individual patrons that could contain anywhere between 15 and 150 maps. Dr. Carhart notes that De Wit could produce an updated atlas in just 13 days with new information reflected in each edition. His atlases were not composite but official collations. Today, these atlases grace the collections of many museums and institutions as evidence of the vibrant cartographic trade in Amsterdam in the middle- and late-17th century. Maria de Wit ran the company form 1706-1710 before auctioning the firm off.…

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Title
Atlas
Author
DE WIT, Frederick
Publisher
Amsterdam
Condition
very good(+)
Binding
hardcover
Seller catalogs
17TH CENTURY, ANTIQUE, ATLAS, MAP

Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB

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