Antique Map-EUROPE-EUROPA-COAT OF ARMS-Weege-1753

Price: € 167,50

Subject: Map 3: 'Europa.' (Map of Europe with the Coats of Arms of the countries.) Map by Daniel de la Feuille.

Condition: Excellent. General age related toning and minimal staining. Left margin with 4 small holes from binding, not effecting image.

Medium: Copperplate etchings and/or engravings on a verge type hand laid paper. Watermark with the Amsterdam coat of arms. Age: 1753. Authenticity guaranteed.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 31 x 19.5 cm. The image size is ca. 20 x 15 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 12.2 x 7.7 inch. The image size is ca. 7.9 x 5.9 inch.

Part Number: 18050

Location: C82-05

Description: This very rare old antique copperplate engraved print originates from: 'Kleyne en Beknopte Atlas, of Tooneel des Oorlogs in Europa, ...', published in Amsterdam by David Weege, 1753. First and only very rare edition. This work is a reissue of an atlas published by Erven J. Ratelband en Compagnie, Amsterdam, 1735, enlarged with 25 maps / views. Including maps and views from earlier sources like Jacob Aertsz. Colom (c. 1635) and Daniel de La Feuille (c. 1706). Ref: Koeman Wee 1.

Artists and Engravers: The publisher of this work is David Weege (active Amsterdam 1748-1787).