Published by Artist: Wells Edward ( - 1727 ) London ca : 1660, 1667
Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 37 x 49 cm, Map shows the whole of Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and partly Poland. There is also a title cartouche with a coat of arms, a compass rose and a mileage indicator cartouche.
Publication Date: 1712
Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Map
Very good. Some wear and toning along original centerfold. Damage to centerfold, repaired. Original platemark visible. Professionally flattened and backed with archival tissue. Minor foxing. Size 15 x 19.5 Inches. This is a beautiful 1712 map of Germany by Edward Wells of Oxford. It covers the entirety of the lands traditionally occupied by the Germanic peoples, from the Gulf of Venice to the Baltic coast as from Holland to Poland. Notes towns, rivers, lakes and other topographic features. A decorative title cartouche appears in the lower right quadrant. This, like many other Wells maps, is dedicated to Prince William, Duke of Gloucester and son of Queen Anne, who, when this map was being prepared, was a student at Oxford. Engraved by R. Spofforth and published by T. Bonwicke for the 1712 edition of Edward Wells' Atlas, A New Sett of Maps both of Ancient and Present Geography . References: Rumsey 11181.016.
Language: German
Published by um 1700., 1700
Seller: Kunstantiquariat Tobias Müller, Würzburg, Germany
Map
Kolor. Kupferstichkarte mit kolor. Kartusche, (engl.) Meilenzeiger und Legende von S. Nicholls nach Wells, um 1700. 36,8 x 48,8 cm. - Schwach gebräunt und minimal fleckig. - Umfasst Deutschland in seinen Grenzen von Kiel über Danzig bis an die französische und schweizerische Grenze. Im Osten sind Böhmen und Mähren und im Süden Österreich mit dem heutigen Slowenien und Kroatien erfasst. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.