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C1680
Accuratiffima totius Asiae Tabula
Mapmaker:
Frederik de Wit (1630 - 1706)
Early detailed map of the East Indies, a fine example of the height of the Dutch cartographic era demonstrating European interest in Asia in the search for spices.
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Full Title:
Accuratiffima totius Asiae Tabula
Date:
C1680
Mapmaker:
Frederik de Wit (1630 - 1706)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Original engraving
Image Size:
580mm
x 500mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1680
Description:
Early detailed map of the East Indies, a fine example of the height of the Dutch cartographic era demonstrating European interest in Asia in the search for spices.
Mapmaker:
Frederick De Wit (1630 – 1706)
In 1648 De Wit opened a publishing office in Amsterdam under the name De Witte Pascaert. The first map that was both engraved and dated by De Wit was that if Denmark in 1659. In 1675, De Wit released a nautical atlas. Besides atlases, he published 124 land maps and 27 sea maps on seperate sheets. He was one of the great Dutch mapmakers, his maps were known for the intricate engraving and beautiful colouring. His maps can be found in institutions all over the world such as: The Amsterdam University Library, Harvard Map Collection, Yale University Beinecke Library, The Library of Congress, Hungarian National Library, and the collection bequeathed by William Dixson to the State Library of New South Wales.
