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C1710
Novissima ac Prae Caeteris Aliis Accuratissima Regni et Insule Hiberniae Delineato, in qua sunt Lagenia, Ultonia, Connachia, et Momonia Provinciae.
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Early issue of this magnificent c.17th chart of Ireland by Frederick de Wit with his privilege which he was granted in 1689 noted below the title. The chart is superbly embellished with an ornate title comprised of five cherubs holding … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Novissima ac Prae Caeteris Aliis Accuratissima Regni et Insule Hiberniae Delineato, in qua sunt Lagenia, Ultonia, Connachia, et Momonia Provinciae.
Date:
C1710
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
496mm
x 715mm
Paper Size:
522mm
x 750mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1710
Description:
Early issue of this magnificent c.17th chart of Ireland by Frederick de Wit with his privilege which he was granted in 1689 noted below the title.
The chart is superbly embellished with an ornate title comprised of five cherubs holding the title and at lower right there are six cherubs holding a variety of items, Irish crest, an explanation key and a scale of distances. When the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 made Henry VII the king of Ireland the flag became the Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland, a blue field featuring a gold harp with silver strings.
The chart was reissued by Covens & Mortier in the 1700’s after they acquired de Wit’s engraving plates. That version of this chart is much more common.
References:
Law, A.B., The printed maps of Ireland 1612-1850. 1997 Dublin:: p. 49.
Carhart, G. Frederick De Wit and the first concise reference atlas. 2016 Leiden / Boston:: p. 372, 111.4.
Collections:
Library of Congress Washington D.C.: 99446227
Law, A.B., The printed maps of Ireland 1612-1850. 1997 Dublin:: p. 49.
Carhart, G. Frederick De Wit and the first concise reference atlas. 2016 Leiden / Boston:: p. 372, 111.4.
Collections:
Library of Congress Washington D.C.: 99446227
Frederick de Wit (1630 - 1706)
De Wit was born Frederik Hendriksz was born to a Protestant family in Gouda, Netherlands. Frederik was married on 29 August 1661, to Maria van der Way (1632–1711), the daughter of a wealthy Catholic merchant in Amsterdam and from about 1648 until his death in 1706 lived and worked in Amsterdam. By 1654 he had opened a printing office and shop under the name "De Drie Crabben" (the Three Crabs), in 1655, he changed the name to, "Witte Pascaert" (the White Chart). By 1654 he began to publish his first charts and by 1662 he issued his first complete atlas. By 1671, he was publishing a large folio atlas with as many as 100 maps. In 1689, De Wit received a 15 year privilege from the states of Holland and West Friesland that protected his right to publish and sell his maps. After De Wit's death in 1706, his wife Maria continued the business for four years printing and editing De Wit's maps until 1710 when she sold the firms stock at auction. Most of the atlas plates and some of the wall map were sold to Pieter Mortier (1661–1711).
