"Zurichou" - Zürich Zurich Basel Basilea Schweiz Suisse Switzerland Svizzera map Karte Mercator

Mercator, Gerard (1512-1594):

Published by Amsterdam, Janssonius, 1651

About this Item

Blatt-Maße: ca. 17,5 x 23 cm -- Original Kupferstich-Karte von Gerard Mercator. Rückseitig mit deutschem Text. Aus der deutschen Ausgabe des "Atlas Minor" von 1651. - gut erhalten. || Rare original copper engraved map by Gerard Mercator. With German text on verso. From the German edition of the "Atas Minor" from the year 1651. -- in very good condition. || The Flemish engraver and cartographer Jodocus Hondius (1563 1612), bought Mercator's plates after his death, and published this reduced version of Mercator's folio "Atlas sive Cosmographis", and added some 36 of his own maps - a "pocketversion" - "Atlas Minor" - which Hondius published together with his partners Cornelius Claesz and Johannes Janssonius. It became a large success, and was translated into several languages and issued in c. 40 editions. Wir kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 10.

Seller Inventory # 258203

Bibliographic Details

• Title: "Zurichou" - Zürich Zurich Basel Basilea Schweiz Suisse Switzerland Svizzera map Karte Mercator
• Publisher: Amsterdam, Janssonius
• Publication Date: 1651
• Language: German
• Weight: 10 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Grafik / Schweiz