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C1714
Les Provinces Des Pays-Bas Catholiques ou A Most Exact Map of Flanders or Austrian Netherlands &c.
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Moll’s spectacular two sheet map of Flanders from, The World Described…. There is an elaborate title cartouche at top left in the Rococo style and three inset maps on the right hand side; Â 1. Fortifications, 2. Grande Cheins de Paris, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Les Provinces Des Pays-Bas Catholiques ou A Most Exact Map of Flanders or Austrian Netherlands &c.
Date:
C1714
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Minor chips to sheet edges as usual, otherwise in good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
1015mm
x 605mm
Paper Size:
1040mm
x 635mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1714
Description:
Moll’s spectacular two sheet map of Flanders from, The World Described….
There is an elaborate title cartouche at top left in the Rococo style and three inset maps on the right hand side; Â 1. Fortifications, 2. Grande Cheins de Paris, 3. Meridionale de Luxembourg. The map is dedicated to, ‘His Grace James Duke of Ormond’. The map records the war of the Spanish Succession, and the ‘Austrian’ Netherlands as they stood following the treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
From: Moll, Herman. The World described; or a New and Correct Sett of Mapps. Shewing the Several Empires, Kingdoms, Republics, Principalities, Provinces &c in all Known Parts of the World.
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 554.
Shirley, R. Maps in the Atlases of The British Library. London 2004 :: T.MOLL 4-a.
Wagner, H.R. Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800. Amsterdam 1968 :: 498, 512, 514.
Schulten, S. A History of America in 100 Maps 2018 British Library:: p. 68.
Collections:
National Maritime Museum Greenwich: 397
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 554.
Shirley, R. Maps in the Atlases of The British Library. London 2004 :: T.MOLL 4-a.
Wagner, H.R. Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800. Amsterdam 1968 :: 498, 512, 514.
Schulten, S. A History of America in 100 Maps 2018 British Library:: p. 68.
Collections:
National Maritime Museum Greenwich: 397
Hermann Moll (1678 - 1732)
Moll was a Dutch emigre who came to London about 1680 following the Scanian Wars, he first worked as an engraver for Moses Pitt, later setting up his own business and becoming, after the turn of the century, the foremost map publisher in England. As his fame grew he became a well known figure at in the group of Intelligencia who gathered at Jonathon's Coffee House in Exchange Alley or Change Alley. This narrow alleyway connecting shops and coffeehouses in an old neighbourhood of the City of London, served as a convenient shortcut from the Royal Exchange on Cornhill to the Post Office on Lombard Street. Shops once located in Exchange Alley included ship chandlers, makers of navigation instruments such as telescopes, and goldsmiths from Lombardy in Italy. The coffee houses of Exchange Alley, especially Jonathan's and Garraway's, became an early venue for the lively trading of shares and commodities. Moll was able to obtain crucial information from the lively commercial and intellectual scene in the area. Moll was at the forefront of map making during his working life and his maps reflect his ever inquisitive nature.
