COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649-1702
Author:
Schenk, Petrus, 1693-1775
Author:
Zurner, Adam Friedrich, 1679-1742.
Date:
1740
Short Title:
L' Asiae in Tabula Geographica Delineatio
Publisher:
Nicolaum Visscher
Publisher Location:
Amsterdam
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
50
Obj Width cm:
58
Scale 1:
25,000,000
Note:
Engraved hand colored in outline map of Asia with decorative cartouche, table and index. Prepared by A. F. Zuerner, printed by P. Schenk. Shows political boundaries, cities, towns, rivers and mountains. Relief shown pictorially.
Reference:
Shirley, R.W. Mapping the world (4th ed.) 639
World Area:
Asia
Full Title:
L' Asiae in Tabula Geographica Delineatio : admentem novissimorum eorumque optimorum geographorum emendata, indicibus utilissimis aucta et adusum Tyronum imprimis geographicorum variis compendiosae methodi adminiculis accomodata. Opera A.F. Zurneri ... Ex officina Petri Schenkii. In Platea vulgo de Warmoes straat sub signo N. Visscher athlas. (to accompany) Atlas minor sive Totius orbis terrarum contracta delinea ex conatibus Nic. Visscher.
List No:
11611.008
Page No:
4
Series No:
8
Engraver or Printer:
Good - some small losses at the covers and margins.
Publication Author:
Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649-1702
Publication Author:
Schenk, Petrus, 1693-1775
Pub Date:
1740
Pub Title:
Atlas minor sive Totius orbis terrarum contracta delinea ex conatibus Nic. Visscher. Amst. Bat : Apud Nicolaum Visscher Cum privil: ordin: general: belgii foederati. Ger. de Lairesse detin & Sculp.
Pub Reference:
Shirley, R.W. Mapping the world (4th ed.) 639
Pub Note:
Visscher's Atlas minor, printed by Petrus Schenk and Reinier & Iosua Ottens. Atlas consists of hand colored title page, engraved by Ger. de Lairesse, and manuscript index page, listing 23 maps, double page engraved hand colored in outline, by Visscher, Schenk, Mortier, Ottens, F. Zuerner, H. Jaillot, Delisle, G. and L. Valk, and De Witt. Including: a double-hemispheric world, northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, maps of the continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, and America), followed by maps of European regions (including Russia), and a map of the Holy Land. Atlas lacks sheet no. 17 (Hungaria ... ). Maps are in Latin, French and Dutch. Maps are undated, except the the map of L' Hemisphere Septentrional, dated 1740, map of Poland, dated 1734, and map of Terra sancta, dated 1659. Bound in half vellum over marbled paper covered boards. Not in Koeman
Pub List No:
11611.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
23
Pub Height cm:
56
Pub Width cm:
35
Image No:
11611008.jp2
Authors:
Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649-1702; Schenk, Petrus, 1693-1775; Zurner, Adam Friedrich, 1679-1742.
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