Wit map of Greenland & northeast Canada
Similar Sale History
View More Items in Maps & AtlasesRelated Maps & Atlases
More Items in Maps & Atlases
View MoreRecommended Transportation & Travel Collectibles
View MoreItem Details
Description
Heading:
Author: Wit, Frederick de
Title: Septemtrionaliora Americae a Groenlandia, per Freta Davidis et Hudson, ad Terram Novam (title also in Dutch)
Place Published: Amsterdam
Publisher:
Date Published: c.1715
Description: Copper-engraved map, hand-colored in outline; 2 colored pictorial cartouches. 48.4x56.5 cm (19x22¼“).Chart of northern Canada and western Greenland, including Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, Button Bay and Davis Straits at its center. De Wit‘s map is based on Joannes von Loon‘s map. Louis Renard acquired the de Wit‘s plates and published this map in his Atlas de la Navigation et du Commerce. The larger of the two cartouches depicts Dutch merchants and Native Americans. This is the second state of the map with “Fol. 28“ inside the neat line. Burden 466.
Author: Wit, Frederick de
Title: Septemtrionaliora Americae a Groenlandia, per Freta Davidis et Hudson, ad Terram Novam (title also in Dutch)
Place Published: Amsterdam
Publisher:
Date Published: c.1715
Description: Copper-engraved map, hand-colored in outline; 2 colored pictorial cartouches. 48.4x56.5 cm (19x22¼“).Chart of northern Canada and western Greenland, including Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, Button Bay and Davis Straits at its center. De Wit‘s map is based on Joannes von Loon‘s map. Louis Renard acquired the de Wit‘s plates and published this map in his Atlas de la Navigation et du Commerce. The larger of the two cartouches depicts Dutch merchants and Native Americans. This is the second state of the map with “Fol. 28“ inside the neat line. Burden 466.
Condition
Neat repair to Dutch title cartouche at bottom center, with a few letters retouched; a little edge wear; very good.
Buyer's Premium
- 30%
Wit map of Greenland & northeast Canada
Estimate $500 - $800
Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in Berkeley, CA, usOffers In-House Shipping
Local Pickup Available
Payment
Related Searches
TOP