Live auction - Lot 505
[Nautical chart - Zuiderzee]
Carte des entrées du Suyder Zée et de l'Embs avec les îles, bancs et costes comprises entre la Hollande et la Frise Orientale.
Hammer price: €
400
€ 400 / 500
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Lot description
Engr., 61,3 x 88,5 cm (few tiny spots).
Fine sea chart of the entrance to the Zuiderzee and the Ems, with many isles, banks and coasts, depicting parts of East Frisia, the West Frisian Islands, the Wadden Sea and Holland. This detailed map includes many fish traps, anchorages, windmills and lighthouses. With a large inset map, on the same scale, "Suite de la carte du Suyder Zée depuis l'Îsle d'Urck jusque à Amsterdam". Engr. by Herman van Loon. First published in Mortier's famous sea atlas "Le Neptune François [...]" in 1693. Verso blank.
Ref. Koeman IV M.Mor1 (6). - Pastoureau, Neptune français A (6).